How to Use dense in a Sentence

dense

adjective

• They cut a path through the dense jungle.
• In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.
• A dense mass of spectators filled the courtroom.
• That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.
• The red contour is the dense smoke near the West Coast.
  — Anna Buchmann, SFChronicle.com, 14 Sep. 2020
• From late in the first half on, the game was played in a dense fog.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2021
• The cake was dense and moist, with just the right amount of frosting.
  — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
• The higher the weight, the more fiber per square foot, the more dense and durable the carpet.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 13 Feb. 2019
• The earthy-woody scent is dense and dark and has a burn time of up to 60 hours.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2022
• That makes the porcelain denser, shinier, and more durable.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• The hallmark of a fresh pilsner is the dense, white head.
  — Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com, 3 July 2019
• The City by the Bay has been named the most restaurant-dense city in the country.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
• And yet the film is dense with the social, setting it apart.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• The air is so dense, the gas looks like fluid near the surface.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2021
• In the dense forest, no one was able to see who shot the arrow.
  — Scott Wallace, National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
• The cakes, dense with ginger and other spices and suet, are a true taste of the past.
  — Ruth Reichl, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2019
• Here are a few tips for driving in patchy and dense fog.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 Nov. 2021
• The animals are spread across the state from the open prairies to the dense timber in the mountains.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
• Some of the entries are blurred, and most are too dense or high to make out in the dim light.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• The fire spread quickly while dense smoke filled the cabin and flight deck.
  — John Cox, USA TODAY, 10 June 2018
• Their flesh is sweet and dense, and the skin is edible.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021
• This type of oatmeal is more dense and takes a bit longer to cook.
  — Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
• His hair is long, tied in a ponytail, and his beard is dense.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2022
• Its fruit is dense and black, but the wine overall feels lithe.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2018
• Cleaning the brush is a bit tricky because the brush head is so dense.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
• These look like swirly crullers but are much more dense and cakey.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2022
• In terms of weight, choose melons that are heavy and dense for their size.
  — Caroline Tien, SELF, 3 July 2024
• This cool, dense air sinks to the ground and creates a strong wind called a downburst.
  — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
• Using the same type of batter, these semicircular morsels are smaller and denser than its flat counterpart.
  — Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
• Instead of heavy, dense oils, the formula opts for a lightweight babassu oil that intensively conditions without over-slicking the hair.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025