Example Sentences

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He used the analogy of choosing organic fruit over nonorganic at the supermarket.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

It’s fine to pick up sea glass, fishing buoys and other nonorganic treasures on the shore, but limit the number of shells you take.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

I picked up an organic avocado and placed it on a pile of nonorganic avocados.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022

After bagging up the sediment from the hearth and bringing it back to the lab, the researchers used a method called manual flotation—essentially, submerging the mixture in water—to separate the organic from the nonorganic material.

From Scientific American • Oct. 11, 2021

Just as dinosaur bones and petrified wood persist, so too will markers of our time, and they increasingly include the nonorganic.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2017