How to Use dredge in a Sentence

dredge

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• The 12-member barge crew works around the clock, seven days a week, to dredge the sand from the ocean.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• While the oil heats, dredge the chops in the flour, batting off any extra, then in the egg, then in the bread crumbs.
  — CNN, 7 Mar. 2022
• The land that the Basin School District’s schools sit on used to be a pond that had been dredged by miners.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
• Throughout the journey, the crew would dredge the bottom of the ocean with a weighted net.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
• Sweet turtle thighs, dredge us from the wreck, these years of steady losing.
  — Tishani Doshi, The New Republic, 19 May 2022
• Next, dredge the chicken through the flour mixture once more.
  — USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2023
• In a dish, dredge your steaks thoroughly in the sweet potato flour.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2023
• Dip fish fillets in the egg, shake off the excess, then dredge in cornmeal.
  — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 12 May 2022
• Season the chicken pieces on both sides with the cumin-salt mixture and then dredge in flour.
  — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2021
• Working in batches, dredge the wings in the flour mixture and shake off the excess.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2020
• Toss chicken in egg mixture to coat, and then back to flour mixture to dredge again.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
• The dredging project’s first phase will dredge lake bed off Vineyard, a few miles east of the pump station.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
• Working with one piece of chicken at a time, dredge each piece in the flour mixture, then set on a plate.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
• Later, in the 1960s, the city dredged its own recreational harbor.
  — Jill Cowan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
• Then there is the fact that the Bridgeport Harbor hasn’t been dredged since 1964 and some of its channels have silted in.
  — WSJ, 2 Feb. 2020
• Dip sweetbreads through egg wash and dredge them through breadcrumbs.
  — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 16 June 2022
• Beaches north of the city’s pier have been built up with sand dredged from the harbor annually since the 1960s.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
• It is seasoned with salt and pepper, dredged in flour and placed into a cold pan over high heat.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2023
• The chicken is dredged in a signature spice blend and pressure fried.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
• Spread out 1 cup of coarse sweet potato starch (Asian markets, Amazon) on a large plate, and dredge both sides of each chop.
  — Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
• Crews will dredge 12 inches deep into the riverbed, Verma said.
  — Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2020
• Season cod with 1/4 teaspoon salt, then dredge in flour.
  — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 2 Mar. 2023
• Dredge an eggplant slice in the flour, then dip it into the egg, and finally dredge it in the breadcrumb mixture.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2020
• The plan is to dredge sediment from the pond and create a gravel stormwater treatment wetland on the north side, the city said.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
• There also are plans to dredge the channel to remove debris from the bottom.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
• In order to offload the containers, crews will dredge 43 feet deep and two crane barges will be installed.
  — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2022
• Dip in milk, then dredge in cornstarch until shrimp is covered.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
• Dip into the eggs to coat, then dredge back into the flour/breadcrumb mixture to completely coat.
  — Staff Reports Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
• Take each egg white half and dredge it in flour, gently shaking off the excess before dipping it in the beaten egg.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• For moist and juicy chicken, home chefs are instructed to slather the breasts with mayonnaise and then dredge in a crumb coating.
  — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2021

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dredge

2 of 2 noun

• The other half is beating up on the dredges of the league.
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
• Dredge fillets on both sides in the flour and set aside.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2017
• And those two were always on the top of the barrel and Michelle and I were always down in the dredge.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 May 2020
• That would be $20 million to fix the failing dam and dredge that lake as well.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 15 June 2021
• The gold dredges on the Jandiatuba River are gone, and so are the prospectors.
  — Scott Wallace, National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2017
• A. The clamshell dredge allows us to go deeper and to get bigger rocks.
  — Karen Ridder, kansascity, 19 Aug. 2017
• Transfer the pieces to the flour, and dredge until evenly coated.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
• There’s no dredge, batter, or coating to deal with—just the plantain coins, the oil, and some salt.
  — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appétit, 29 Dec. 2019
• Working with 1 ball at a time, dredge in flour, and shake off excess.
  — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
• Piece by piece, dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess.
  — USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
• Sand will be brought in from offshore via a dredge and pumped onto the beach in a slurry.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2023
• The dredges are homemade and clumsy, as big as houseboats.
  — Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
• Remove the slab of marshmallow from the pan and dredge in the sugar-starch mixture.
  — ExpressNews.com, 2 Dec. 2020
• One end of the cable was hooked up to a loader and the other was attached to the gold dredge Myrtle Irene.
  — Author: Davis Hovey, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2019
• Remove the oysters from the buttermilk and place them in the cornmeal dredge.
  — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2019
• For a thin crust: If chicken is brined, remove from brine, dredge in flour and fry.
  — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• Their first dredge came up filled with scallops, a perfect meal for three.
  — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• Once home, remove the legs at the hips and clip off the feet; skin; dip in egg; dredge in seasoned flour; deep-fry; repeat; and eat.
  — Johnny Sain, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2020
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill in dredge until ready to fry.
  — Bon Appetit, 19 May 2017
• Tangy buttermilk makes for the perfect base for the chicken dredge.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
• First, Williams spoke on the $5 million lawmakers set aside to dredge and berm Great Salt Lake.
  — Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022
• The dredge is seasoned flour, beaten egg and panko, the Japanese bread crumb that fries up so crispy and airy.
  — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2021
• One of the biggest expenses is the use of a special dredge, like a floating crane, to extract the sand and send it to shore.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
• To create a thick crust, place in buttermilk and dredge in flour a second time.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• The main contractor for the project, the Dutra Group, has been running the large hopper dredge, named the Stuyvesant, 24 hours a day since the end of August.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2021
• Take one pieces of chicken and dredge well in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2017
• The agents also placed their vessel and dredge under a seizure order.
  — Halle Parker | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• The 11-mile dredge was slated to finish at the end of October and wrapped up about six months sooner.
  — David Bauerlein, Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2022
• Make the dredge station: In one bowl, combine the buttermilk, cayenne pepper, and egg.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
• The annual dredge survey is done in the winter when blue crabs are less active.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 25 May 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024