materials
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
However, interest in lithium-sulfur battery technology has been growing in engineering and materials science, since these batteries could one day offer advantages over current lithium-ion designs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Many retirees pay out of pocket for health-related supplies that aren’t fully covered by insurance, some of which include incontinence products, wound-care materials and wearable monitoring devices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Each process, of course, also takes time, during which developers pay additional holding costs on predevelopment loans, all the while inflation pushes up the cost of materials and wages.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
At the same time, rising prices for materials such as steel and rare earths - along with higher interest rates - have pushed costs up further.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Near the bottom of the hill, Connor gathered up his materials.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
