How to Use clay in a Sentence

clay

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  • Zverev screamed, released his racket and tumbled to the red clay.
    — New York Times, 3 June 2022
  • Will experience reign supreme in this matchup, or will youth steal the show on the red clay?
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 5 June 2022
  • Nadal has been around long enough that every player doing well on clay today seems to have grown up watching him.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 5 June 2022
  • Djokovic has won 30 of those matches, but the red clay at Roland Garros is a home court for Nadal.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2022
  • Nadal favors playing during the day, when the weather is warmer, and the ball bounces high off the clay, right into his wheelhouse, and flies off his racket.
    — New York Times, 29 May 2022
  • Most window planters are made of high-density polypropylene, wood, or metal—and sometimes ceramic or clay—and they're generally made to sit on the window sill.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2022
  • The ship’s cargo, nearly 4,000 wine amphorae, handcrafted from clay, had survived in a submarine mass.
    — Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 27 May 2022
  • Instead of a clay tablet, the system utilizes an inexpensive polymer film composed of sulfur and a chemical compound known as dicyclopentadiene.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The coach then grabs her by the jacket and swings her down to the clay.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Check out our list of the best hair clays for men to try now.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • The mat comes in white, black, clay, and dark green colors.
    — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The image was of him in a cage, on a trailer, on a clay pan in the desert.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The masks were sculpted over Hawke’s life mask in clay and then a mold was made.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022
  • Raw dough used for crafts and play clay also pose a risk.
    — Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 1 May 2023
  • The video ends with someone stepping on a face made of clay.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There’s no shortage of clay art shows to see right now around the country.
    — Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • If your oily skin is out of control, a clay mask can help.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
  • This vibrant Chablis is named for the blanchot clay found in the vineyards.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
  • They can be made to mimic the look of clay tiles as well as wood shakes or even slate.
    — Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
  • They’re made from clay and so durable they can be used to build roadways.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Green means a lot of clay, with small layers of sand and gravel.
    — WIRED, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The soils are comprised of clay, sand and loam with rocky deposits called scheletro.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The artist, Meredith Bergmann, first sculpted the figure in clay.
    — Grace Ashford Cindy Schultz, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2023
  • This comes from vineyards in Touraine, on soils of clay, limestone and flint (the prized silex of the Loire Valley).
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Some of the most productive soils have a good balance of sand, clay and silt.
    — Brian Darby, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The sides of the container can also crack, with the clay coming off in thin sheets.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Its redness is close to the clay used to make brick, but is also the colour of the warriors' uniform.
    — Breanna Davis, refinery29.com, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Bring the spa home with this clay mask which will plump fine lines and wrinkles for a youthful glow.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The type of soil—sandy, clay, peat, silt, loamy, or chalky or a mixture–will influence if the nutrients stay in the soil or go past the root line.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In the game 7 Wonders, players gather resources such as wood, clay, silk and glass to construct various buildings, including libraries and viaducts, as the game progresses.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

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