Examples of egg timer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Antarctica is nature’s egg timer, poised to tell us when we’re fully cooked.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
The design resembles a kitchen egg timer with a power button on the front and a ring of dedicated buttons for each sound surrounding the top speaker.
—Mike Richard, Men's Health, 24 Jan. 2023
An egg timer or stopwatch can be a valuable addition to your workspace.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
Duritsa sets an egg timer for 20 minutes to research content suitable for sharing.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
Made from food-safe poly resin, the egg timer changes color to show you how well done your food will be.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 11 June 2021
After receiving the vaccine, a patient is given an egg timer set for 15 minutes and is told to wait until the time is up before leaving the center.
—Laura Bednar, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2021
Schranck, 33, played Mario as a kid in Missouri so much that his mom set an egg timer to limit his gameplay in the mornings before school.
—Anne McCarthy, Wired, 21 Mar. 2021
At Valenti’s Delicatessen and Marketplace in St. Charles, Mo., an egg timer rings every 15 minutes.
—New York Times, 17 May 2020
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
The design resembles a kitchen egg timer with a power button on the front and a ring of dedicated buttons for each sound surrounding the top speaker.
—Mike Richard, Men's Health, 24 Jan. 2023
An egg timer or stopwatch can be a valuable addition to your workspace.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
Duritsa sets an egg timer for 20 minutes to research content suitable for sharing.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
Made from food-safe poly resin, the egg timer changes color to show you how well done your food will be.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 11 June 2021
After receiving the vaccine, a patient is given an egg timer set for 15 minutes and is told to wait until the time is up before leaving the center.
—Laura Bednar, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2021
Schranck, 33, played Mario as a kid in Missouri so much that his mom set an egg timer to limit his gameplay in the mornings before school.
—Anne McCarthy, Wired, 21 Mar. 2021
At Valenti’s Delicatessen and Marketplace in St. Charles, Mo., an egg timer rings every 15 minutes.
—New York Times, 17 May 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Egg timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20timer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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