marinate

Example Sentences

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The Rams don’t have much time to marinate in the victory: the rival San Francisco 49ers are coming to town on Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

"Sometimes a song needs to marinate for a year, six months, it can take some time," she says.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Mark's choice leaves us to marinate on all the possible consequences of that and all the other action.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

I will typically use it to marinate flank steak, but recently I used it with my grilled chicken and stone fruit chutney, and it reminded me how this sauce really does go with everything.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

I unload the groceries, marinate the steaks, cook the rice, and set the table.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan