: 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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Grease, crumbs and dust collect behind ovens, stoves, toasters and refrigerators, and grease buildup near heat sources can ignite quickly.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The decadent fudge icing is heated and poured on the warm, just-out-of-the-oven cake.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Behind and under kitchen appliances The space behind your oven, stove, toaster and refrigerator is where crumbs, grease and dust tend to settle out of sight.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Firstly, a wood-fire oven crackles from behind the counter, where employees toss pizza dough that’s been made that morning.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The decadent fudge icing is heated and poured on the warm, just-out-of-the-oven cake.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Behind and under kitchen appliances The space behind your oven, stove, toaster and refrigerator is where crumbs, grease and dust tend to settle out of sight.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Firstly, a wood-fire oven crackles from behind the counter, where employees toss pizza dough that’s been made that morning.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
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 13 May. 2026.
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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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