H2O
noun
: water sense 1a
American lawns and gardens drink up H2O at alarming rates, especially in the dry West, where more than 50% of residential water is used for landscaping.—
Bryan Walsh
Bryan WalshExamples of H2O in a Sentence
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Oatmeal Hearty oatmeal is a comforting breakfast staple and an excellent way to increase your H2O intake.
—Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
Read: Playing God with the atmosphere Climate change has disrupted the water cycle, speeding up every phase in the ancient, endless process that circulates H2O among the oceans, atmosphere, and land.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 June 2024
Ice nucleation begins when, by chance, random jiggling arranges a small patch of triangular H2O molecules into a hexagonal ice structure.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
Hey, this is Southern California—the commitment to H2O hydration runs deep.
—John Vorwald, Robb Report, 15 June 2024
Waterless dyeing reduces over 30 percent water usage compared to conventional dyeing by replacing H2O with alternative solvents that help the dye adhere to fabric.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 June 2024
But in the water ice that falls as snow or crusts over windows on frosty mornings, only the oxygen atoms are orderly; H2O’s two Hs can orient any which way.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Holt was previously a regular for teen programming, playing the young mermaid Emma in H2O: Just Add Water (2006–2008), along with roles in Pretty Little Liars (2011) and Mean Girls 2 (2011).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 June 2024
Denver International Airport officials confirmed what some hawk-eyed H2O fans had already noticed — the filter status indicators on more than 100 water bottle-filling stations across DIA don’t work.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 17 May 2024
Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
Read: Playing God with the atmosphere Climate change has disrupted the water cycle, speeding up every phase in the ancient, endless process that circulates H2O among the oceans, atmosphere, and land.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 June 2024
Ice nucleation begins when, by chance, random jiggling arranges a small patch of triangular H2O molecules into a hexagonal ice structure.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
Hey, this is Southern California—the commitment to H2O hydration runs deep.
—John Vorwald, Robb Report, 15 June 2024
Waterless dyeing reduces over 30 percent water usage compared to conventional dyeing by replacing H2O with alternative solvents that help the dye adhere to fabric.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 June 2024
But in the water ice that falls as snow or crusts over windows on frosty mornings, only the oxygen atoms are orderly; H2O’s two Hs can orient any which way.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Holt was previously a regular for teen programming, playing the young mermaid Emma in H2O: Just Add Water (2006–2008), along with roles in Pretty Little Liars (2011) and Mean Girls 2 (2011).
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 June 2024
Denver International Airport officials confirmed what some hawk-eyed H2O fans had already noticed — the filter status indicators on more than 100 water bottle-filling stations across DIA don’t work.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 17 May 2024
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“H2O.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/H2O. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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