extracted

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He then returned to the site and carefully extracted the fossil in several large, extremely heavy blocks.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

“We want to look at the full life cycle … not only thinking from the cradle to the grave, but from the point where the raw materials are extracted at the beginning,” Stanton says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

To start, each box contains sunflower lecithin, which is extracted from sunflower oil, a seed oil.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

The gem was first extracted from a rough stone weighing 11.70 carats, Christie's said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The Permian players had been trained and molded to perfection, every ounce of skill extracted and made into something, and it showed stunningly.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger