vat

Example Sentences

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Behind the glass of a sterile room, two employees in full protective suits could be seen extracting an insulin component from a large vat to send a test sample to a customer.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The justices don’t care what you’re doing out there on the plaza; they are just brains in a vat.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

I'm peering into a large vat containing a perfectly clear liquid – a special kind of flame retardant for wood products.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

The real-estate investor took off her shoes, sanitized her feet and waded into a giant vat filled to the brim with juicy grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Billy thrust it into the vat, turned it around and around, making a gooey lollipop.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut