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Examples of oven in a Sentence
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Please take the pizza out of the oven.
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Served fresh from the oven in a hot cast-iron pot with mouth-puckering berry ice cream, the oozing-with-chocolate babka is the one to choose.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Spread the seeds on a cookie or baking sheet and toast them in the oven at 250 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Place the pan in the oven and turn the oven on to 400 degrees F to preheat.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English ofen; akin to Old High German ofan oven and perhaps to Greek ipnos oven
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of oven was
before the 12th century
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“Oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oven. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
oven
noun
ov·en
ˈəv-ən
: a chamber (as in a stove) used for baking, heating, or drying
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