lapis

Example Sentences

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“Duane the polar bear, I am a scientist, as you well know. I deal with what is. I cannot accept that magic is involved. Bring over that chunk of lapis lazuli that’s sitting on the shelf. I have something you can use for your next encounter with the voices.”

From Literature

However, at that moment, its fur was now as blue as the lapis lazuli powder it was covered in.

From Literature

None of this would have been observable to his eye were it not for the lapis lazuli powder that allowed him to see flashes of the blue fox set against the white snow.

From Literature

“There is typically a reason why a given product isn’t being recycled through curbside collection, and it usually isn’t for lack of effort by cities and counties,” said Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste.

From Los Angeles Times

“California’s truth-in-advertising laws exist for a simple reason: People should be able to trust what companies tell them,” said Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste.

From Los Angeles Times