blanched

Example Sentences

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Stan Winborne, superintendent of Granville County Public Schools in North Carolina, blanched to find YouTube was a top-accessed site in an audit he commissioned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

To prepare the samples, potatoes were rinsed, peeled, cut into strips, blanched, and salted.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 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

Larger veggies, like blanched green beans or cauliflower florets, make for a great pickle-y snack.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

He was a big, swaggering man with a thunderous voice, but he blanched before the new arrivals, at a loss for words.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor