How to Use air pocket in a Sentence

air pocket

noun

• Tap the pan once on the counter to settle any air pockets.
  — Lisa Yockelson, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
• Tap the pan once hard on the counter to settle any air pockets. 7.
  — Lisa Yockelson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
• He had been trapped for hours in an air pocket between a couch and the wall of his home, Maj.
  — Aaron Boxerman, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023
• To do so, the case uses tiny air pockets in the corners, where most phones are made to drop.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
• Tamp the soil and wet it to help eliminate air pockets.
  — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 Oct. 2017
• Use your hands or the handle end of the shovel to gently tamp down the soil and force air pockets out.
  — Leslie Crawford, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• Rescue divers found the boys were on a ledge in an air pocket about 2.5 miles into the cave, about a half-mile down.
  — USA TODAY, 3 July 2018
• The basics are clear: The S&P is still hovering over a big air pocket.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2022
• Slide the plant into the new pot, and add soil to fill the pot, pressing down to eliminate air pockets.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
• At one point, by chance, Smith lifted his head where there was an air pocket.
  — CBS News, 22 June 2018
• Push an arm up as the slide slows, and create an air pocket around your face by clearing snow.
  — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, 5 Aug. 2019
• Backfill the soil, tamp it down well to remove air pockets, and water it well.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 21 July 2023
• To plant a seedling, simply dig a hole about twice as wide as the root ball, backfill the soil, and tamp down to remove air pockets.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 17 Mar. 2023
• Then place your tree in the hole, backfill soil, tamp down to remove air pockets and water well.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 1 May 2023
• Kaminsky had surgery to repair an air pocket in his chest.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017
• Our air pocket thesis is based on the belief that active managers have moved out of the space.
  — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• Filling those air pockets with ice gets rid of that problem.
  — Meredith Fore, WIRED, 3 July 2019
• So far, though, the man appears to be doing well, despite the cranial air pocket.
  — Amy B Wang, miamiherald, 13 Mar. 2018
• Set the colander in a bowl of water and discard any beans that float to the top (these might have air pockets where dirt or mold exists).
  — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2020
• The Swiss cheese-like holes in CMF create air pockets that slowed heat transmission.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2018
• Wrap the dough tightly, seam-side up, in plastic wrap, smoothing out any air pockets.
  — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2019
• The arrows in the above picture from the British Medical Journal point out air pockets that shouldn't be there.
  — Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 17 Jan. 2018
• To replant, enlarge the hole, trim the roots, stand the tree back up and fill the hole with the original soil, tamping it down to remove air pockets.
  — miamiherald, 27 Aug. 2015
• Press sausage roll to remove air pockets and pinch together seams and ends.
  — Tim Engle, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
• The sugar grinding up against the butter like that, those are little air pockets.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• Finding a small, final air pocket, the sailor took a last breath — and lost consciousness.
  — Jasmine Khayami and Elizabeth Strassner, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018
• Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap, smoothing out any air pockets.
  — Erin Booke, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2020
• To prevent fewer air pockets, the brand recommends gathering the dip in the center of the bowl.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
• Each strand of polar bear fur contains tiny air pockets that trap heat and prevent it from escaping.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
• This mattress is super firm and features air pockets that contour to your body, plus high-strength polyester fiber beams across the top to prevent sinking in the middle.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2024

Last Updated: 3 Sep 2024