Examples of moisten in a Sentence
Corn syrup can be used to moisten and flavor baked foods.
The chemical reaction begins as soon as the powder is moistened.
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Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are softened and broken down, adding water as needed to keep moistened, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
This blaze is intense enough that firefighters used water lines to moisten the soil around trees and wrapped their trunks with fire-resistant foil blankets.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
That could explain the oxygen released from the Mars soil sample when moistened.
—Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Heavy rainfall will be possible from the thunderstorms later today as the atmosphere moistens.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
This blaze is intense enough that firefighters used water lines to moisten the soil around trees and wrapped their trunks with fire-resistant foil blankets.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
That could explain the oxygen released from the Mars soil sample when moistened.
—Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Heavy rainfall will be possible from the thunderstorms later today as the atmosphere moistens.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for moisten
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“Moisten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moisten. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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