How to use clay in a sentence

Examples of clay by meaning

More sentences with clay

• Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.From the entry pigment
• Then he impresses the die into the clay to produce a design on the surface.From the entry impress
• I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.From the entry smash
• To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.From the entry roll
• The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.From the entry model
• Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.From the entry compost
• Before laying sod on that clay, the ground needs two inches of coverage with topsoil.From the entry coverage
• You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays moist.From the entry pliable
• He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.From the entry feet of clay
• He's a mud monkey digging all-day, gathering clay for his sculpture.From the entry mud monkey
• Shell sand is a useful manure for clay soils, heavy loams, and newly reclaimed bogs.From the entry shell sand
• The formation consists of cyclothemic sequences of coal, shale, limestone, sandstone, and clay.From the entry cyclothemic
• A stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.From the entry underlie
• Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.From the entry shape
• They sculpted a statue out of clay.From the entry sculpt
• Bentonite clay is often used as an antisagging agent.From the entry antisagging
• The birds gathered at the clay lick.From the entry lick
• The sculptor began with a torsolike lump of clay.From the entry torsolike
• Many brunisols have brownish B horizons without much evidence of clay accumulation, as in luvisols, or amorphous materials, as in podzols.From the entry brunisol
• The clay baked in the sun.From the entry bake
• Embankments made with uncompacted clay fill have no safe slope angles, Mair reports.2021 April 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Forecasting and monitoring key to preventing landslips”, in RAIL, number 928, page 9. From the entry uncompacted
• It mainly teaches aboriginal handicrafts which include cloth weaving, Polymer clay prin, and bead chains.2021 June 21, “原住民族委員會因應嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎振興措施行動支付回饋”, in 原住民族委員會全球資訊網, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2022, page 15. From the entry Tahsi
• They are karst caves which are filled with Late Pleistocene clay and silt deposits.2020 August 20, Sun Ji-Jia [孙吉嘉], Zhang Bei [张贝], Chen Xi [陈曦], Deng Li [邓里], Wen Jun [文军], Tong Hao-Wen [同号文], “New fossils of Late…. From the entry Shangli
• This paper addresses the microstructure change induced by swelling for natural stiff Teguline clays.2016 May, Ling-Ling Zeng, Yu-Jun Cui, Nathalie Conil, Jad Zghondi, Gilles Armand, Jean Talandier, “Experimental study on swelling…. From the entry teguline
• Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures.2014 October 26, Jeff Howell, “Is the Japanese knotweed threat exaggerated? Our troubleshooter calls for calm about Japanese knotweed in…. From the entry root
• Follow this with a layer of compacted "hoggin" – compacted clay, gravel and sand.2014 August 24, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: gravel paths and cutting heating bills [print version: Cold comfort in technology, 23…. From the entry shingle
• For the material parameters, caprock and underburden are considered as identical, and behave like clay.2014, Fusao Oka, Akira Murakami, Ryosuke Uzuoka, Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, →ISBN. From the entry underburden
• Roll a log of metal clay and press it into the mold channel (b).2013, Patricia Kimle, Perfectly Paired: Designing Jewelry With Polymer and Metal Clays, Kalmbach Books, →ISBN, METAL CLAY COMPONENTS, page…. From the entry log
• Cover a tin using two or more colors of chatoyant clay separated by black strips.2013, Gail Ritchey, Artful Polymer Clay: Techniques for Stylish Jewelry and Decor, Kalmbach Books, →ISBN, page 71. From the entry chatoyant
• Like I showed you, the clay goes into the puki, coil by coil.2012, Jo-Ann Mapson, Finding Casey, →ISBN, page 268. From the entry puki
• The depth of penetration is significantly reduced in electrical conducting geomediums such as clay.2012, Alkiviadis S. Paipetis, Theodore E. Matikas, Dimitrios G. Aggelis, Emerging Technologies in Non-Destructive Testing V, →ISBN, page 479. From the entry geomedium
• You better get em then, said Suttree, swinging a spadeload of clay.2010 [1979], Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, reprint edition, Knopf Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 153-154. From the entry spadeload
• This particular pitcher is categorized as drabware because of the putty-coloured clay used to make it.2009 May 30, John Sewell, “Ranchers will saddle up this table”, in Toronto Star. From the entry drabware
• Clay doesn't fare so well, and quickly sweeps the whole room, even checking behind his back.2008–2021, qntm, “We Need To Talk About Fifty-Five”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry sweep
• Cachexia Africana referred to blacks' supposed propensity for eating nonfood substances such as clay, chalk, and dirt.2008, Harriet A. Washington, “Southern Discomfort”, in Medical Apartheid, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, page 52. From the entry cachexia Africana

Meaning of clay

1. noun A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
2. noun An earth material with ductile qualities.
3. noun A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.

Full definition of clay

More about clay

• Meaning of clay
• Plural of clay
• Clay in Hindi
• Clay in Tamil
• Clay in Marathi
• Clay in Urdu

Questions about clay in a sentence

How do you use clay in a sentence?

Clay is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The French Open is played on clay.”

What is a short sentence with clay?

“From clay we are made.”

What does clay mean?

Clay means a mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.