How to Use dehydrate in a Sentence

dehydrate

verb
  • Salt dehydrates the meat and keeps it from spoiling.
  • Athletes drink lots of water so they don't dehydrate.
  • Exercising in this heat will dehydrate you.
  • The amount of time varies based on the herb: Tender herbs will dehydrate faster than hardy ones.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2020
  • That gave birth to the idea of flash-frying noodles to dehydrate them.
    John Leicester, ajc, 8 Aug. 2021
  • All that to say: Your cough tends to get worse when you’re dehydrated.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Or slather in olive oil, garlic and oregano, then dehydrate them to raisin dry.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Or slather in olive oil, garlic and oregano, then dehydrate them to raisin-dry.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Dehydrated, a bit singed, and with burns on his hooves, the beloved pig was somehow alive.
    Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • The suits dehydrate the body, and any weight lost from sweating will come back once the user drinks water.
    USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
  • This in fact, dehydrates your scalp, and can make a case of dandruff more pronounced.
    Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The dry air and low air pressure in long flights is dehydrating.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The chunks would be dehydrated, leaving about fifty pounds of dried Lisa-powder in the Body Back.
    Caitlin Doughty, Popular Mechanics, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Lares, 51, was dehydrated and fell ill with a fever that would keep him out of work for four unpaid days.
    Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, 21 July 2019
  • The Instant Pot Duo Crisp is an 11-in-1 device that can roast, bake, air fry, dehydrate, broil and more.
    Cnn Underscored Staff, CNN Underscored, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The longer they are dehydrated the greater the risk of these complications.
    Shamard Charles, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The CO2 is then captured from the gas stream, compressed, and dehydrated.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2017
  • The 1-year-old dog weighed less than 20 pounds, was extremely dehydrated and had sores on his hips and knees.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2019
  • The two men were reportedly found stripped to the waist and dehydrated from the brutal heat.
    Fox News, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The six-quart system has the ability to air fry, roast, broil, bake, reheat, and dehydrate food.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 July 2020
  • Pandey said his cat looked very tired, was covered in fleas and dehydrated.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Get the best of both worlds with this combo kitchen gadget that will bake, roast, toast, fry, reheat, grill and dehydrate your food.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The Brava can cook food in 10 ways, including bake, sear, air fry, dehydrate, and broil.
    Popular Science, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The grill dehydrated a bone-in pork chop to a lacquered warclub and left a smoked chicken with loose, greasy skin like an acrid cape.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2019
  • Try and avoid caffeine and alcohol, which can dehydrate the body.
    Judson Jones, CNN, 8 June 2022
  • The air fryer comes with six programs: air fry, broil, roast, bake, reheat, and dehydrate.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
  • In some cases, use of the drug has led to vomiting, which can be dehydrating.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 3 July 2024
  • The Red Door’s bartenders grow their own herbs on the roof deck and dehydrate citrus peels from the kitchen’s scraps to use in their sustainable cocktails.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
  • The Potatoes The secret to Waffle House hashbrowns starts with the shredded potatoes, which arrive on location dehydrated.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Those who are still alive are dehydrated and need medical attention.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024

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