moistened

Example Sentences

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And your throat hitched up against your will and your eyes moistened and when they started with “USA! USA!” you gave up, gave in, and pumped your fist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Months earlier, in March, farmworkers had used a machine to drop each little plant, grown in a greenhouse, into the moistened soil.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

In the relatively new carbon dioxide method, developed in the early 1970s, producers use high-pressure CO₂ to extract caffeine from moistened coffee beans.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

Add about half the heavy cream, and fold gently until the dry ingredients are just barely moistened.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

I got a clean cloth and soaked it in water, then held it to his lips and moistened them, squeezing it gently so that some of the water might trickle into his mouth.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien