How to Use copper in a Sentence

copper

noun
  • Sell the copper wiring in the walls.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Her curly copper hair bounced on her head, as if ready for a fight.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The surge in thefts comes as the price of copper rose sharply last year.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This starchy carb is also a good source of copper.
    Zia Sherrell, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In the glass, the rye is a bright copper color.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The price of copper has risen 20% over the past year.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The singer also wore her hair in a long, copper style.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The singer also wore her hair in a long, copper style.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The snake is copper-colored, light brown or tan.
    Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
  • Here, her glossy bronde is brightened by traces of copper.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The plaque may have been stolen amid a surge of copper wire and bronze thefts across the city.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • By night, warm copper hues stretch across the hills, filling the rooms.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
  • It will be sustained by copper.
    IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There was cut copper wire at Eh Blay’s feet.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Think bronze, copper, silver, and even pewter.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Perhaps this could be copper’s year?
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Cut the tubing to fit, and add a copper cap to top of the rebar.
    Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Emma has been at the forefront of the copper hair trend for months.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The outside lab would take a few days to get him the copper phosphide.
    WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
  • No copper wire to rip out meant no copper wire standing in the way.
    David Mainiero, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But gold is a more nuanced case than oil, cocoa, or copper.
    Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Bronze medals are mostly copper.
    Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Dull copper pieces can be shined by using a dry cloth and a dab of toothpaste.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Dull copper pieces can be shined by using a dry cloth and a dab of toothpaste.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • So for copper, the only path forward is through trade.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Trump has used that to raise steel, aluminum and copper tariffs.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And of course, they're always served in that iconic copper mug.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To turn the rudder, six cadets must man three massive wheels made of wood and copper.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Stainless steel, glass, Teflon, cast iron, copper—the list goes on.
    Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 25 Jan. 2024

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