How to Use lithium in a Sentence

lithium

noun
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  • About two-thirds of the world’s lithium comes from mines.
    — Joe McDonald, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
  • In the process, the mineral absorbed much of the lithium.
    — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The short lifespan is due in part to the lithium ion battery.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The pruner runs on a rechargeable and long-lasting 2.0 Ah lithium battery.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
  • Estimates state that around 180 billion tons of lithium are found in the oceans.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The fire was caused by a lithium ion battery, officials said.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This gives the batteries a much longer lifetime than lithium ion.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The United States has some of the world's largest lithium reserves, as in South America, dissolved in brine.
    — Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Where does the lithium come from, and how much is actually in a battery?
    — Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Tens of thousands of barrels of brine will be needed for each ton of lithium produced.
    — Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Aside from the power drill, the set includes two lithium ion batteries, a charger, and a nifty tool bag.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • No broader health threats are reported from the lithium plant at this time.
    — Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
  • Shift too many of those lithium ions out of the lithium cobalt oxide layer, and the whole structure of the layer messes up.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The deposit of lithium being developed there is set to be the largest in the country, according to Imerys.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 29 June 2023
  • The metal may contain lithium, which is in high demand.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Solar farms, wind turbines and lithium mines are adding to the destruction.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Most of the time, they’re set so only around half of the lithium in the lithium cobalt oxide layer is removed during one full charge.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The brush also runs on a long-lasting lithium ion battery which requires less charging to get your teeth and braces sparkling clean.
    — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The system is backed up by a lithium battery bank which delivers six hours of silent cruising.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
  • So, maybe lithium-ion batteries aren't the best option.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The vessel is equipped with a diesel-electric propulsion system and lithium battery banks.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Another storyline that feels ripped from the headlines is the U.S. and Russia racing to mine lithium on the moon.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • And now a race is on to collect and recycle used lithium-ion batteries.
    — Kellen Browning, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Cuberg is betting on what are known as lithium metal batteries to do the job.
    — Time, 23 Nov. 2022
  • North Carolina is among a few places in the world where lithium mining is possible.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
  • The bZ3 will be the first time Toyota uses a lithium iron phosphate cathode in its EV batteries.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Officials believe a lithium ion battery may have caused the fire.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Jaguar’s sales have been sluggish for years, and the automaker has decided that the only way to dig itself out is through lithium mines.
    — Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Its deal announced Wednesday will give the automaker a 38% asset-level ownership stake in Thacker Pass, a lithium mine in Nevada.
    — Hope King, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Beiser tracks cobalt and lithium from environmentally destructive excavation sites in Chile’s Atacama Desert and the deep-sea floor through a geopolitically fraught supply chain to our electric cars and solar panels.
    — Dana Dunham, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024

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