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
Frank Rich, writing in the New York Times, praised “Grownups” as Feiffer’s “most moving and provocative work” but blanched at its painful content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025
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
When they returned, it was like an undersea cave, blanched by the ocean.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
