: a chamber (as in a stove) that is used for baking, heating, or drying
Examples of oven in a Sentence
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Please take the pizza out of the oven.
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Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and center is set, about 55 minutes, tenting with foil as needed during last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning.
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
Pop the whole thing in the oven for 15-30 minutes, and your turkey will come out piping hot and ready to serve to your guests.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
The fungus and wood fiber combination was applied in thin coats on the surfaces of two types of paper, denim, polyester felt and birch wood veneer, and left in an oven to dry for a day.
—New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
Five living roaches were on a double- decker oven.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
Pop the whole thing in the oven for 15-30 minutes, and your turkey will come out piping hot and ready to serve to your guests.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
The fungus and wood fiber combination was applied in thin coats on the surfaces of two types of paper, denim, polyester felt and birch wood veneer, and left in an oven to dry for a day.
—New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
Five living roaches were on a double- decker oven.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oven
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“Oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oven. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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oven
noun
ov·en
ˈəv-ən 
: a chamber (as in a stove) used for baking, heating, or drying
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