How to Use funnel in a Sentence

funnel

1 of 2 noun

• These funnel fries make the perfect snack for a spooky night in the park.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
• And then over the years that funnel's become a collinear.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• The suite is set high in the ship's forward funnel and overlooks the top deck of the Treasure.
  — Dave Berman, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• Gather the strings above the funnel and tie them at the top so that the funnel hangs evenly.
  — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
• The tapered rim acts as a funnel to channel aromas up and out of the glass.
  — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
• Two funnel cakes serve as buns around a piece of fried chicken.
  — Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2022
• That’s a more wide-open funnel for who can get into that.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
• Plus, the fair foods, of course, like funnel cakes, lemonade and Italian sausage.
  — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 28 July 2022
• At the end of the funnel in San Diego sits the charities that benefit.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
• It’s fully lined for warmth and has a high funnel neck and welt pockets.
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2023
• Here's the view of the funnel from Arlington looking east over @Reagan_Airport at 12:25 pm.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• Booths line the streets selling stickers, hot dogs, and funnel cakes.
  — Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
• The tall funnel neck can be folded or worn high to keep your neck warm without a scarf.
  — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Sep. 2022
• Use a funnel, like the one in this Ball utensil set ($9.99, Bed Bath & Beyond) to keep jar rims clean.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
• Use the same funnel or plastic wrap method to trap them in a container.
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2023
• Don’t forget the booths, the crafts, the rides, the funnel cakes, the face painting and entertainment galore.
  — cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022
• Rutschman gulped down some water poured through a funnel.
  — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023
• The Bay of Fundy’s funnel shape is part of the reason for its exceptional tides.
  — Ian Austen, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2022
• The pools vary in size and depth, and a few have a great view of the funnel screen, which regularly shows Disney movies.
  — Megan Dubois, Chron, 14 July 2022
• These are what will bring more customers into the sales funnel.
  — Christopher Tompkins, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
• Iron Skillet, which has been serving up funnel cakes at fairs since 1979, makes them on the spot.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
• The cap holds the funnel upright, placing it at the highest point in the system to help massage air out of the nooks and crannies.
  — Car and Driver, 24 Oct. 2022
• When her children got home, the family walked out on their front porch and saw a dark funnel twirling above the trees.
  — Brianna Sacks, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2022
• Target fish would swim into the trap, guided by the funnel.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
• Fried Oreos, funnel cakes, corn dogs—what’s more fun than state fair treats?
  — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
• The items were bumped off the menu by funnel cake and lava cake (also served with ice cream) but all of the desserts have since been removed from the menu.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• Many species of funnel spiders can be found around the world, including in the United States.
  — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
• The fate of the Pac-12 rests in the hands that handed out funnel cake on behalf of the rotary club at last weekend’s Palouse Empire Fair.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
• Stroll or cycle along the boardwalk, stopping for an ice cream or funnel cake to enjoy in the sun.
  — Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
• The Bay of Fundy, known for the world’s most extreme tide fluctuations, is shaped like a long funnel.
  — Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022

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funnel

2 of 2 verb

• The crowd funneled through the doors.
• He funneled the gas into the tank.
• Winds funneled through the canyon.
• Smoke funneled up the chimney.
• They funneled money into the campaign.
• The information was being secretly funneled to the head of the organization.
• That moisture has been funneled onshore like a hose aimed at the city.
  — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2023
• Some states, including Maine, have taken the plunge on their own and funneled more money to child care.
  — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2023
• To recreate the look, invest in new spice jars (making sure to wash them thoroughly) and funnel in each of your spices.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
• Rose paddled in pursuit as the boy was funneled underneath a long pier and swept rapidly out to sea.
  — Alastair Bland, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
• The couture show involved a clever bait and switch: guests were funnelled through the back door of the Palais Garnier and, unbeknownst to them, onto the main opera-house stage.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• Plump funneled the money to Johnson, and Rogers was to receive a cut of the funds, according to his plea agreement.
  — Hannah Denham | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2023
• McGregor recommends forming a mound at the edge of the ring to funnel water into the mulch and down into the soil.
  — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
• The Gunners like to play with intensity and funnel a lot of their attacking play down the left side.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
• Northwest winds funnel in colder air, and lows plummet to the upper 2os to lower 30s.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• The stadium is still only about 2/3 full as the tailgating crowd funnels in.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
• Spikes and lookouts The gangs who funnel the migrants to the easier crossing points have changed their tactics too.
  — David Culver, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
• There are four lanes out of the west exit, two are funneled west and two are funneled east — right into traffic exiting from the main gate.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
• Prescription and Kemosabe, and the scouts at each, were powerful tools to funnel new talent his way.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
• Across much of the world, there is growing resentment about the amount of attention and money that the West is funneling toward Ukraine.
  — Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2023
• Rain started to fall in the metro area close to 2 p.m. on Sunday and by the time the telecast ended and guests started to funnel out, the scene surrounding Crypto.com Arena was wet, windy and wild.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
• As the headliner, all the decisions ultimately funnel back to Becky and her vision for the tour.
  — Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2023
• That means lots of marketing dollars are funneling to faces who may or may not love a product.
  — Liz Giorgi, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• After they’re funneled through ratlines from Damascus, Hamas uses those same weapons in the West Bank.
  — Seth Cropsey, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
• Apple and Google make billions of dollars a year funneling users to make purchases through their app stores.
  — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• The work of trans artists and stories depicting trans characters have funneled into the mainstream.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
• Investors have this year been funneling out of shares of small caps, which have lagged behind their larger counterparts.
  — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
• And, why would anyone be in a rush to funnel their resources into pricey Sephora purchases before their child can even drive?
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 Feb. 2024
• Over the past few years, U.S. oil companies have become more inclined to funnel their profit windfalls to shareholders in lieu of drilling more wells.
  — WSJ, 1 June 2023
• Business groups had sprung up to funnel cross-country investment.
  — Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024