How to Use air pocket in a Sentence
air pocket
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Pack the soil in the gaps to avoid air pockets.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
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The inside of bones looks a bit like a sponge, full of air pockets that keep bones light.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Make sure the roots are covered and press to remove any air pockets.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
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Tamp the ground to remove air pockets and water well.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Gently firm the soil around the roots to remove air pockets.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
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Refill the hole, firming the soil around the plant to avoid air pockets.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
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Refill the hole, firming the soil around the plant to avoid air pockets.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
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Because the ice cube is dense and lacks air pockets, the water has nowhere to go.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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At one point, by chance, Smith lifted his head where there was an air pocket.
—CBS News, 22 June 2018
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Tamp the soil to eliminate large air pockets.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
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Once the plant is in its new home, add potting soil and press down to remove any air pockets.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
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Push an arm up as the slide slows, and create an air pocket around your face by clearing snow.
—Jenny Howard, National Geographic, 5 Aug. 2019
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The result is often an air pocket.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
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To do so, the case uses tiny air pockets in the corners, where most phones are made to drop.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
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This gel is needed to prevent air pockets and to transmit sound waves.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
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Backfill the hole and gently press it down to remove any air pockets.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
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He had been trapped for hours in an air pocket between a couch and the wall of his home, Maj.
—Aaron Boxerman, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023
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Press sausage roll to remove air pockets and pinch together seams and ends.
—Tim Engle, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Backfill the soil, tamp it down well to remove air pockets, and water it well.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
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Body heat is trapped in the air pockets (loft) of the insulation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
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Tamp the soil to eliminate large air pockets, and then water the plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
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Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap, smoothing out any air pockets.
—Erin Booke, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020
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Carbon fiber can have air pockets, and its fibers can snap when under too much pressure.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
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Add soil around the roots, gently pressing to remove any air pockets that are present.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
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Plant the stem deep in the soil and water it in to remove any larger air pockets around it.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
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This water is held (absorbed) in the air pockets of the snowball.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Then place your tree in the hole, backfill soil, tamp down to remove air pockets and water well.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 1 May 2023
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Use your hands or the handle end of the shovel to gently tamp down the soil and force air pockets out.
—Leslie Crawford, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Jan. 2018
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Wrap the dough tightly, seam-side up, in plastic wrap, smoothing out any air pockets.
—CBS News, 28 Sep. 2019
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This removes air pockets and slows the inevitable compaction.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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