melt into

phrasal verb

melted into; melting into; melts into
: to become difficult or impossible to see by changing into or becoming combined with (something else)
The colors in the painting melt into one another.
Her frown melted into a smile.
She melted into the crowd.

Examples of melt into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The thick texture glides on easily and melts into a not-too-gooey balm. Leslie Patrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024 Most sea dogs dreamed of one large prize and melting into polite society. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 Gary watched the woman float silently away down Bethlehem Pike and melt into the wintery day beyond. Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 The coach melted into proud father, gathering his daughter and her teammates. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2024 Prime Video cameras then panned to a dapper-looking Brown dressed in a black suit, whose silky voice melted into the microphone with support from a section of string instrumentalists. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 The plant’s oils melt into the fat, infusing their scent into the base. Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024 The crust on the patty was the flakiest in recent memory, buttery and nearly melting into the ground beef filling. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024 Those days melted into frustrating weeks without any hint of Mabil. Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024

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“Melt into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melt%20into. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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