defrost

Example Sentences

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Staff at Network Rail will also be equipped with specialist kits to defrost frozen points and signals to keep the railway running safely.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

Just make sure to defrost your lobster in the fridge overnight before coating it in mayo or slathering it in hot, melted butter.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

Because shrimp are so small, they don’t need much time to defrost.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Transport officials have deployed thousands of employees to shovel snow and defrost railways and roads.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

The chops I had put out to defrost over two months ago were still icy.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler