Example Sentences

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This dewatered solution was blended with ordinary Portland cement as the solidifier.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

I blend one part very fine sand to one part Portland cement to make my grout.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

The heavy plaster, mixed with Portland cement, more than three inches thick and applied to a lath of chicken wire, required an ax to break through.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

How it works: Roller mills or ball mills grind the clinker and gypsum into a fine gray powder known as Portland cement.

From Scientific American • Feb. 9, 2023

Once complete, this grillage of steel would be filled and covered with Portland cement to produce a broad, rigid raft that Root called a floating foundation.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson