blanched
Example Sentences
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To prepare the samples, potatoes were rinsed, peeled, cut into strips, blanched, and salted.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
I attended a gathering of diplomats, journalists and scholars, and they had blanched faces as they discussed what it means.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
“When Issa came up with the guitar scene, I initially blanched, thinking that if this guy was creative he probably wouldn’t be the person he is,” the actor says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
But then Ms. Mollenkott, who had been living as a closeted lesbian, shared her secret with Ms. Scanzoni and watched with horror as her writing partner blanched with shock.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Then I see them crouching behind some boxes, blanched in the fluorescents: Hunter Marsh and two friends.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
