How to Use preserve in a Sentence

preserve

1 of 2 verb

• The peaches are preserved in syrup.
• Salt can be used to preserve meat.
• The fossil was well preserved.
• They are fighting to preserve their rights as citizens.
• These laws are intended to help preserve our natural resources.
• Kennedy, with the city, said about half of the trees would be cleared, and 50% would be preserved under the project plans.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• The project is leaving much of the wildlife area untouched and preserving half of the 62 saguaros.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2023
• Government treaties in the 1850s promised that the tribes’ access to salmon, and their way of life, would be preserved.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2023
• In late 2022, the Halls gave up on the idea of developing the vineyard, and worked out a deal to preserve the land through the county land trust.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• The clay and minerals from the 4.5 billion-year-old rock had been preserved in space’s deep freeze since the dawn of the solar system.
  — Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
• There is enough there to preserve the vibrant fruit flavors for years to come in both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2024
• In fact, this 330-acre resort, more than half of which is preserved, is a nature lover's paradise.
  — Karen Cicero, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
• Skin impressions from several parts of its body have been preserved in the rock.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
• All parking on the site, including for the villas, is underground, to keep cars cool and preserve the views.
  — The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
• All humans are created in God’s image, and we are called by our maker to preserve life, not to end it.
  — Daoud Kuttab, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
• Her defense helped Indian Hill preserve a shutout in the 1-0 win over Oakwood last week.
  — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2023
• The team was careful to preserve the site’s classic appearance, though.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
• Neighbors who fought against development of the space wanted to see the area preserved, and the park’s plan delivers on that idea, Glover said.
  — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
• In addition to providing a clear view for researchers to study the wreck, the digital twin preserves a copy of the site in its current form.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2023
• Keep your dried stems away from direct sunlight and water to preserve their beauty.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
• The original bricks were destroyed, Daum said, but their messages were preserved.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
• This version of herself is preserved in amber on Best Coast’s stoned and sunny 2010 debut, Crazy for You.
  — Quinn Moreland, ELLE, 28 July 2023
• The council decided to purchase the property last year because the city has a goal of preserving open space, Kranz said.
  — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
• Dana Taylor: What about the work of preserving smaller prayer houses or praise houses?
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
• Some Indigenous activists hope the app will help preserve Brazil’s native languages, many of which are at risk of dying out.
  — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
• Although Roth preserved the author’s anonymity, many of the literati of the late Weimar era would have known who wrote this wryly ironic tale of a young man fumbling his way through the war years.
  — Johannes Von Moltke, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
• In a surprising move, Soho House is shutting the gates to preserve the exclusive vibe.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2023
• Not to worry, the other mascots rushed to his aid to preserve his secret identity, as is custom for the mascot code.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
• The freshman stranded Shamrock base runners multiple times to preserve the hosts’ 12th shutout of the season.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
• While a portion of these texts have been lost to posterity, several of the palm leaf manuscripts are preserved in libraries in India and Nepal.
  — Hasina Khatib, Allure, 5 Jan. 2024

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preserve

2 of 2 noun

• The military was once an all-male preserve.
• Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing.
• The garden is open to the public but the preserve isn’t.
  — Jessica Flint, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
• Attend one of the many lectures put on by the preserve.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
• If the glaze is not thick enough, stir in more apricot preserves.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
• The closest trails are clustered on the preserve’s west (near) side.
  — Chris Malloy, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2023
• Volunteers will meet in the main parking lot of the preserve off of Bliss Road.
  — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Owing to the prices, Cucinelli has long been the preserve of the wealthy and connoisseurs.
  — Jon Caramanica, Town & Country, 28 Feb. 2023
• The old-growth forest preserve is one of seven in the United States.
  — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024
• Think of hyaluronic acid as a serum that helps your skin preserve moisture—the good kind.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 22 Nov. 2022
• The nearly 400-acre preserve used to be a horse breeding and training ground.
  — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• Fat Bear Week celebrates the healthy appetites of the brown bears living in the Alaskan preserve.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
• For years, too-long trousers that bunch up over shoelaces have been the preserve of men who don’t give two hoots about fashion.
  — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023
• On a recent day, cars lined the preserve’s roads and overflowed a parking lot near the lake’s entrance.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
• The fruit of the common fig is edible and can be eaten fresh, dried, baked, or cooked in preserves.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
• Drought has harmed the preserve’s cottonwood trees too.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• When to Go Some 1 million people visit the preserve each year.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
• Use fruit preserves in meat marinades or serve with cheese and crackers.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
• Stop by the Farm Stand for produce, picnic baskets and preserves.
  — Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
• Park district staff have reached out to the forest preserve about maintaining the small part of the trail in the Fairlane Farms Park area, Shutes said.
  — Giles Bruce, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
• The fruit from the orchard is used to make delicious homemade preserves, which Tracey sells at the market.
  — Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
• In India, the slaughter of cattle for meat is largely the preserve of Muslims, a fact that wasn’t lost on the viewers.
  — Parth M.n., WIRED, 23 Nov. 2023
• Yet his disguise seemed to lie beyond the preserve either of love or freedom.
  — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023
• Hit up every wildlife preserve and keep track with this poster checklist.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2023
• Wise will lead the group on how to responsibly gather native plants in the preserve.
  — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• This one is glazed with a mixture of bourbon, pineapple preserves, and brown sugar.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2024
• The first-time program offered an adults-only night hike through the preserve with stops for games, followed by a bonfire.
  — Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
• Is this tiny Florida beach town becoming a preserve of the rich?
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
• Here indeed was a dense speck of wilderness under preserve.
  — John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
• Here, Hedren is seen at her home on the preserve in one of her most iconic photographs alongside a tiger named Zoe in 1994.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024