Mercury

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The man, known as "Mercury", denies any wrongdoing and prosecutors dropped the case.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Hot Jupiters are giant gas planets that orbit extremely close to their stars, even closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“The proposal maintains one distinctly Black-influence district while dispersing Black voters among other districts,” Phillip Thompson, executive director of the National Black Nonpartisan Redistricting Organization, wrote for the Virginia Mercury in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Then, in February, the administration formalized the rollback of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, in effect making the exemptions permanent.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Early testing, including with the Mercury 7 men, had taken place in dark rooms with a chair and table for two to three hours.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson