How to Use dense in a Sentence

dense

adjective

• They cut a path through the dense jungle.
• In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.
• A dense mass of spectators filled the courtroom.
• That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.
• From late in the first half on, the game was played in a dense fog.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2021
• The red contour is the dense smoke near the West Coast.
  — Anna Buchmann, SFChronicle.com, 14 Sep. 2020
• The cake was dense and moist, with just the right amount of frosting.
  — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
• The hallmark of a fresh pilsner is the dense, white head.
  — Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com, 3 July 2019
• Here are a few tips for driving in patchy and dense fog.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 Nov. 2021
• And yet the film is dense with the social, setting it apart.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• That makes the porcelain denser, shinier, and more durable.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• The air is so dense, the gas looks like fluid near the surface.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2021
• The fire spread quickly while dense smoke filled the cabin and flight deck.
  — John Cox, USA TODAY, 10 June 2018
• In the dense forest, no one was able to see who shot the arrow.
  — Scott Wallace, National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
• The higher the weight, the more fiber per square foot, the more dense and durable the carpet.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 13 Feb. 2019
• This type of oatmeal is more dense and takes a bit longer to cook.
  — Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
• These look like swirly crullers but are much more dense and cakey.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2022
• Cleaning the brush is a bit tricky because the brush head is so dense.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
• Winds need to be calm or very light in order for dense fog to form.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
• Their flesh is sweet and dense, and the skin is edible.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021
• Weaving through dense woods is a challenge for even the smartest drone.
  — Edd Gent, Science | AAAS, 16 Dec. 2020
• Its fruit is dense and black, but the wine overall feels lithe.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2018
• The cakes, dense with ginger and other spices and suet, are a true taste of the past.
  — Ruth Reichl, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2019
• This cool, dense air sinks to the ground and creates a strong wind called a downburst.
  — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
• His hair is long, tied in a ponytail, and his beard is dense.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2022
• The result should taste mildly sweet and fluffy, not dense.
  — Elisabeth Carroll Parks, Chron, 19 Apr. 2023
• The puffer is dense and warm without being too bulky thanks to its sharp lines.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2019
• Over the century more and more cities grew large, dense and rich.
  — The Economist, 11 June 2020
• The lawn becomes less and less dense and there is more space between each blade of grass.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 2 Aug. 2019
• The stuff good for making snowmen is dense and wet; the type that drifts is light and crisp.
  — Vogue, 29 Dec. 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024