wax

In a sentence

Six example sentences with wax, each labelled with its topic.

• The sculptor built the figure in wax first, then burned it out of the mould before pouring bronze.

  Art

• Medieval clerks sealed letters with a blob of wax pressed by a signet ring to prove nobody had opened them.

  History

• Honeybees build every cell of the comb from wax their own bodies secrete, which is why hive loss costs orchards.

  Environment

• Nordic racers rub a hard wax onto the base of each ski, matching the grade to the morning snow temperature.

  Fitness

• Cheesemakers dip each wheel in red wax so the rind stays sealed while the cheese ages for months in the cellar.

  Cooking

• Paraffin wax melts near sixty degrees, and students plot the flat stretch on the cooling curve where it turns solid again.

  Science

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