1
a
: water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt
b
: a strong saline solution (as of calcium chloride)
2
: the water of a sea or salt lake
brined; brining
: to treat (as by steeping) with brine
briner
noun
Examples of brine in a Sentence
Noun
The chicken was soaked in brine before it was roasted.
for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine
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Ramesh Agarwal, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Putting down brine also allows plowing and salting operations to be more effective when needed.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
Todd Gordon, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Overnight, Public Works crews will salt-brine the 400-plus miles of roadway in the city.
—Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Once injected deep underground, the carbon dioxide can become permanently trapped in the geologic structure, dissolve in brine or become mineralized, turning it to rock.
—Ramesh Agarwal, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Putting down brine also allows plowing and salting operations to be more effective when needed.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Brad has become the Joe Rogan of sorts with this BG2 podcast, interviewing AI thought-leaders brining the revolution mainstream.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Overnight, Public Works crews will salt-brine the 400-plus miles of roadway in the city.
—Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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