English example sentences with "alum"

An astringent, like an alum block or styptic pencil, helps close and heal small cuts after shaving.

Harvard alum Tom Jackson isn't the sort of person you would expect to forget how to tie his shoes.

Second City alum Tom Jackson will be co-starring.

Mix eight grams of alum with seven grams of cream of tartar in a small amount of hot water.

Tom is a Harvard alum.