How to use "dross" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dross" in interesting articles

  • (The men in Vaillant’s books always have florid pseudonyms—Horace Lamb, Frederick Lion, Bill Loman, etc.) In several vignettes in the book, Vaillant presents Merton as an exemplar of how mature adaptations are a real-life alchemy, a way of turning the dross of emotional crises, pain, and deprivation into the gold of human connection, accomplishment, and creativity.  - What Makes Us Happy?
  • (The men in Vaillant’s books always have florid pseudonyms—Horace Lamb, Frederick Lion, Bill Loman, etc.) In several vignettes in the book, Vaillant presents Merton as an exemplar of how mature adaptations are a real-life alchemy, a way of turning the dross of emotional crises, pain, and deprivation into the gold of human connection, accomplishment, and creativity.  - What Makes Us Happy
  • (The men in Vaillant’s books always have florid pseudonyms—Horace Lamb, Frederick Lion, Bill Loman, etc.) In several vignettes in the book, Vaillant presents Merton as an exemplar of how mature adaptations are a real-life alchemy, a way of turning the dross of emotional crises, pain, and deprivation into the gold of human connection, accomplishment, and creativity.  - What Makes Us Happy? (2009)

Meaning of "dross" in English

  • worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
  • the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Meaning of "dross" in Hindi

  • कूड़ा ( Kuda, koodaa)
  • आम ( Aam)
  • धातुमल
  • बेकार ( Bekar, bekaar)
  • धातुमल ( Dhatumal, dhaatumal)
  • साधारण ( Sadharan, saadhaaran)

Synonyms of "dross"

  • scoria
  • impurity
  • slag

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