Examples of gypsum in a Sentence
Alexandra Toto, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2023
Walls covered with horizontal reclaimed cypress boards lend a subtle texture and aroma that gypsum drywall just can’t provide.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
Gypsum treatment: Applying gypsum to your lawn helps counteract the effects of high nitrogen levels in dog urine by balancing soil pH levels.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
The location gets its name from the blindingly white gypsum sand dunes native to the base.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
According to the researchers, gypsum burials have been found elsewhere in Europe and North Africa.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2023
The clinker is then ground into a fine powder and mixed with other materials, such as gypsum, to make cement.
—David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
The finding of microscopic traces of gypsum plaster means a cast of the stone could have once been made.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
The incident began last year when the company in charge of Piney Point, HRK Holdings, found a tear in the liner of a gypsum stack.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2022
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Word History
Latin, from Greek gypsos
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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