How to Use material in a Sentence

material

1 of 2 adjective

• He is concerned only with his own material comforts.
• The researchers included all data that was material.
• This is where dreams break through the material realm.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
• If not a material fact, why not disclose it?
  — Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• And that’s not just material things.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Nov. 2025
• All of which means there is material galore for the sitcom to mine deep.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
• The material wounds of the war were healing.
  — Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026
• The plush bird at the end of the string is stuffed with cat nip and crinkly material to entice your furry friend.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• And the answer lies in material things.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
• That yes was powerful in so many other ways, not just the material thing.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
• There is still no guarantee that these material issues can be solved.
  — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
• Can Uber’s voice make a material impact on the event’s outcome?
  — Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
• At least one outlet has called into question whether the uptick in theft is truly material.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 June 2023
• McGough thinks of the webs as metaphors for material success.
  — Kyle Beechey Becky Malinsky Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 4 May 2023
• In some sectors, these threats are already material.
  — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• For them, politics was a matter of ideals and issues, not material give-and-take.
  — Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
• Now his memory lives on in a material way through one of the biggest denim heritage brands in the world.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• The company says it's now made a major breakthrough on the material front.
  — New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2026
• The stories shared were not about achievements or material success.
  — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
• The job became her life, and life is material, so the job became the subject of her creative practice, too.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2024
• With a character based in history, there is footage to scour, diaries to read, material to build off of.
  — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
• Did material exposure go down or up.
  — Yonesy Nunez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• But the only way to deliver material savings is to take away the money.
  — Kyle Whitmire | [email protected], al, 9 Aug. 2023
• That’s analogous to a coordinate change, which does not change the physics in a material way.
  — Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2023
• My relationship with material things has shifted a lot since living on the road.
  — Mariette Williams, Essence, 12 June 2023
• That pack is a structural component that supports the floor above, saving more material mass.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2023
• The placement of a word in a sentence can make a material difference in what the sentence imparts.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• Larson and Pullman bring a meeting of the minds into the material world.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
• Claw foots, fun colors and spa tubs are still available, but today’s tubs are streamlined and more lightweight, thanks to material blends.
  — Jerica Pender, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
• Butler adds that this disconnect is now material.
  — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 11 May 2026

material

2 of 2 noun

• The curtains required yards of expensive material.
• She was never without reading material.
• The material is soft and easy to take care of.
  — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
• The material is soft and easy to take care of.
  — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
• The first is how much rock builds up above the material.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
• This material is thought to erupt from cracks in the icy shell of the moon.
  — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 May 2026
• What was your take on the material?
  — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
• What has changed is the material the air frame holds up into tent form.
  — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
• Lei said his team wanted a material that could bend, stretch and cling to skin.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
• It’s made from a linen-blend material to keep you comfy on warm days.
  — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
• These are soapy, sudsy materials that form a film over fire and starve it of oxygen.
  — Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
• Just think about all the time, work, and materials that went into it.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
• This is where a lot of smells emanate from over time as material gets trapped in the pipes.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
• But its low price comes with a downgrade to materials.
  — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
• There’s a lot of material there.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
• Wood is a porous material and even if it is sealed, moisture can still seep in.
  — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
• That's not even like the A-material.
  — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
• The material offers the look of wood with the easy cleanup of plastic.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
• The material feels soft and is easy to clean compared to plush options.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
• The war has boosted the price of oil and many other materials.
  — ABC News, 8 May 2026
• Some are made of materials that do not show up well on radar, such as fiberglass and plastic.
  — Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2026
• Choose a soft cloth or microfiber mop to scrub your wood floors since steel and wood materials can leave scratch marks.
  — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
• Gale compared the material to slices of cheese rather than a solid block.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
• But the material, rarely seen in cars, can be both finicky and expensive.
  — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
• The materials were rolled up and compressed and in a plastic wrap.
  — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
• The key is to choose styles with good materials and clean silhouettes.
  — René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
• And don’t worry about putting it in an area with high foot traffic, as it's made of durable material.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
• Roller shades are a single piece of material that rolls in and out of a tube when pulled up and down over a window.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
• The beechwood material holds up well against lots of use and looks nice on a desk, thanks to its satin finish.
  — Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
• Allie is equal parts quirky best friend and fleshed out leading lady material of her own.
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026