How to Use melamine in a Sentence

melamine

noun
Definition of melaminenext
  • Pool floats, melamine, and uh, fireflies are the first signs of summer.
    — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 10 May 2019
  • Use a melamine sponge ($3, Target) to remove scuff marks from the sole.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2021
  • If soap and water won't erase all the damage, use a melamine sponge.
    — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Case in point: this melamine pitcher ($52; katespade.com). 6.
    — ELLE Decor, 7 Mar. 2016
  • Use the ottoman as a footrest or place a melamine serving tray on top to hold cocktails and snacks.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
  • The powder is mixed with corn starch and a food-grade melamine binder to mold into tableware.
    — Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
  • The tables that are made of melamine so they can be wiped down easily.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Food is served on break-resistant melamine plates, bowls and trenchers.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Black silicone caulk is easy to see against the white melamine and can be cleaned up with soapy water.
    — David Agrell and Eric Weil, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2020
  • It is made with melamine that resembles ceramics and lined with pearl-like beads around the rim of the tray.
    — NOLA.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • All of the dinnerware is made out of BPA-free melamine that's dishwasher-safe.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2020
  • Hot glue them to the melamine and to each other to create a liquid-tight barrier.
    — Mark Melonas, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2020
  • If nothing else works, try a melamine sponge, such as a Magic Eraser.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022
  • It is made out of melamine foam, which has an extra fine sandpaper-ish texture.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Those whole wheat slices of bread were just the right size, modest squares that fit perfectly on my assortment of cheap, melamine plates.
    — Zoë Sessums, Bon Appetit, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Wring out the cloth or sponge, and be careful not to soak the edges where the thermofoil on the doors meets the melamine backs or where there’s edge banding on the cabinet boxes.
    — Washington Post, 3 May 2021
  • The melamine material is durable enough to withstand an accidental drop and cleans up in a breeze.
    — Ariel Scotti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2022
  • This collection features a melamine dinner plate, salad plate, and serving bowl all in a blue hue.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2020
  • From the brand’s Raw Earth Collection, the bowl is fashioned from corn and bamboo and reinforced with melamine, and is fully biodegradable.
    — Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Put your hardened pattern on a disposable piece of melamine or ¼-inch plastic.
    — Mark Melonas, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2020
  • Cheery gingham placemats, durable melamine plates, and a stately plastic pitcher complete the look.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 8 May 2019
  • These polymers are used to produce materials such as bakelite, melamine and the epoxy resins used in wind-turbine blades.
    — Sarah Deweerdt, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Complete with a kid-friendly plate, bowl, and tumbler, this set is made with melamine to resist scratching and shattering.
    — Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
  • For scuff marks and stubborn dirt, magic erasers ($5) made of melamine can be amazingly effective.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 Nov. 2022
  • They are made of melamine foam, which basically works like a super-fine sandpaper.
    — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 17 July 2021
  • Make use of this additional space with one of these melamine shelves, available in seven different sizes.
    — Leeron Hoory, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The team looked at all of the non-compostable melamine that was being used in the housewares industry and worked with a factory to create a similar fiber made out of bamboo.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • If there's really bad staining, a melamine foam eraser sponge can safely be used on the headband section of your headphones.
    — Jolie Kerr, Esquire, 7 Oct. 2016
  • The culprit was melamine, an industrial chemical, that was found in pet food, killing hundreds.
    — Karen Asp, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Select a blade like this for flawless cuts in plywood and materials like melamine which may chip easily.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023

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