How to Use microplastic in a Sentence

microplastic

noun

• Meanwhile, the tiny fibers shed from polyester clothes are called microplastics.
  — Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2024
• The patch is made of both bigger pieces of debris and microplastics.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
• And as for microplastics, keep an eye out for evolving research.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
• For instance, people are now far more aware of microplastics.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
• And this is clearly showing that microplastic is going into the sea and back out of the sea.
  — Sara Harrison, Wired, 13 Apr. 2021
• Brewing tea in the microwave may increase the release of microplastics from the tea bag.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Jan. 2025
• Very small pieces, called microplastics, can easily make their way up the food web to humans from fish and other seafood.
  — Delger Erdenesanaa, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
• Due to the ubiquity of microplastics, all people are at risk, Chartres stressed.
  — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
• These initial findings were later used to track microplastics' flow in other hotspots.
  — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2023
• Based on the size, these particles are classified as macro, meso and microplastics.
  — Sharmila Vaidyanathan, Quartz, 10 Apr. 2023
• The full extent of microplastics’s effects on human health still isn’t fully known.
  — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
• But research into how microplastics affect the human body is still in its early stages.
  — Adriana Perez, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
• The heart tissues of cardiac surgery patients were found to be embedded with at least nine kinds of microplastics.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• In half of the brands tested, researchers found more than 1,000 pieces of microplastic per liter.
  — Joseph Winters / Grist, Popular Science, 23 May 2024
• Like the plastic cutlery, this wrapping paper can't break down and leaves behind microplastics in your pile.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
• Up to 89 percent of microplastics found in water can be captured by okra and fenugreek.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
• Instead of floating into the ocean, most microplastics are captured — and remain — in the bay.
  — Karen Hendricks, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
• The ocean releases microplastics into the air through surface froth and wave action.
  — Leslie Hart, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
• From the microplastics in our blood, to the plastic bottles clogging our oceans and beaches, to the oil and gas drilling used to make plastic.
  — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
• Drinking loose-leaf tea is probably the best way to limit your exposure to microplastics.
  — Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
• Mohanty said one of the biggest sources of microplastics in wastewater was washing machines.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.
  — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
• The human testicle samples had nearly three times the amount of microplastics as the canine samples, the study found.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
• Sludge applied to fields turns out to be a major source of microplastics corrupting the environment.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
• While eating fish is a key component of the Mediterranean diet, some fish can be high in mercury and microplastics.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
• Some areas of research include microplastics, microalgae, and creatures that live on the bottom of the lake.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
• One recent study showed that exposure to microplastics through drinking water over the course of three weeks caused cognitive changes in mouse brains.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
• Most of the microplastic is shed in the first two minutes of chewing, the release says, because the grinding of teeth causes the plastic to break off.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
• The findings don’t come as a surprise to the team, considering the ubiquity of microplastics.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
• While many of these products end up in a landfill, others clog sewers or contribute to the staggering amount of microplastics in our oceans.
  — Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025