slag

Example Sentences

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Former Ulster wing Trimble said: "They are so bad we actually feel sorry for them, we don't even slag them. Let's do them a favour and slag them."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Copper, steel, aluminum and precious metals can be recovered, but rare-earth metals typically fuse with other byproducts in waste called slag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Among the many sounds and smells of the steelworks, Steve's most notable memory is the smell of "rotten eggs", which comes from the slag that's formed during the steel-making process.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

"And if you get the balance right and cool the slag quickly enough, you end up with reactivated cement, without adding any cost to the steelmaking process."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Mara and Smithy walked around salvaging chunks of slag metal.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri