marinate
Example Sentences
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Just enough to let them marinate as they cooled.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
"Sometimes a song needs to marinate for a year, six months, it can take some time," she says.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
I let the thought marinate for a few days, or I’ll write it down in my notes.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Kidd did it by giving the mix of perennial All-Stars Irving and Doncic time to marinate, and persuading the offensive wizards to play defense.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Sitti said they would teach her how to sew and pick lentils and marinate olives and carry water from the spring on her head and speak Arabic.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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