moistened

Example Sentences

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The mark is made with the moistened ashes of palms that were burned after the previous year’s Palm Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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

Mix, scraping the bowl as needed, just until the dough is evenly moistened, 1 to 2 minutes.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Auk XI, which had rocket candy inside that I had not moistened, leapt off the pad with a satisfying hiss, but then exploded, steel fragments whistling overhead while we hit the dirt inside the blockhouse.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam