How to Use pumice in a Sentence

pumice

noun
Definition of pumicenext
  • Its ash and pumice form the soils in Irpinia, 30 miles away.
    — Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The pumice stone is the worst thing that ever happened to feet.
    — Cat Quinn, refinery29.com, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Its soils range from basalt pebbles and pumice to black ash.
    — Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The dry skin on my feet got a little out of control—and pumice?
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 27 Mar. 2021
  • As far as the eye can see is a blanket of ash and pumice—up to 700 feet in some areas.
    — Scott McMurren, Alaska Dispatch News, 14 July 2017
  • Vines are planted in fields of pumice, ash, and volcanic rock.
    — Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The ancient Greeks burned it off, while Romans used pumice stones to rub it away.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
  • First the raw denim was washed in a drum filled with pumice stones and bleach, then it was cut and sewn into shape.
    — refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
  • Because the door was closed, the room remained free of pumice, but the couple were trapped inside.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Huge fountains of ash and pumice vented from the cone’s southeast flank.
    — Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • The trail up is as wide as a road and composed of rubble, a mix of dacite and pumice, and becomes steep for a half-mile climb to the rim.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2018
  • From pumice soap to foot peels, heal your heels in just five products for softer, smoother skin.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 31 Aug. 2023
  • At some places, like the cemetery, removal of the pumice was all done by hand with garden shovels.
    — Judie Fein, Smithsonian, 27 Jan. 2017
  • At some places, like the cemetery, removal of the pumice was all done by hand with garden shovels.
    — Judie Fein, Smithsonian, 27 Jan. 2017
  • In the late 1990s, tribes and environmentalists sought to close a pumice mine on the eastern side of the peaks.
    — AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Gently scraping a pumice stone over your carpet and rugs is said to work well too.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The mix is made with small Monterey pine bark, medium pumice rock, and small red lava rock.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The mix is made with small Monterey pine bark, medium pumice rock, and small red lava rock.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Foot files are a step up from pumice stones in terms of their buffing potential.
    — Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Gamblers have met at Hoodoo ski area and a pumice quarry in Chemult.
    — oregonlive, 23 June 2022
  • The hot lava, full of gas bubbles, cools in the ocean water and produces pumice, which floats to the surface above the eruption.
    — Author: Katie Mettler, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2019
  • To smooth over dead skin, use the pumice stone in a gentle circular motion.
    — Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The pumice stone would then be lit with a match, placed under the wood to be burned and allowed to cool before returning it to the pot.
    — oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Keep magic erasers and pumice for tile and hard-surface areas.
    — Debbie Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Ash and pumice rained across the Mediterranean, and tsunami waves rolled onto faraway shores in Crete.
    — Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The people were likely seeking shelter from the volcanic cloud of hot pumice and ash that killed them.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
  • Owner Ciro Biondi explained that the volcanic soil and red pumice give the wines all the nutrients from the ground.
    — Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 1 July 2022
  • Remove calluses and excess skin at the heels with a pumice file then scrub feet all over with a body scrub and rinse.
    — Nicole Catanese, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2014
  • On the other end of the spectrum, the Devil's Hills and Rock Mesa are rhyolite domes that produced lots of ash and pumice.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The pair appeared to use the bedroom to hide from the falling pumice during the eruption, which occurred in 79 A.D., and the room's seal caused the pair to be crushed from the volcano's pyroclastic flow.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024

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