How to Use extraction in a Sentence

extraction

noun
  • By the second, Pugh will have to use the skills she's learned to get them to their extraction point.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Then came proof of the dangers of unchecked extraction.
    Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The beans ground with water had a longer extraction time and a stronger brew, even if they were made with the same beans.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The thing about systemic trauma is that it is built on the extraction of joy.
    Quartz, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Still, the group had no way to stop extraction that was already going on.
    Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022
  • For many of us, this will be how we are most exposed to the damage caused by the extraction machine.
    Callum Cant, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
  • This is the safest and most effective method of extraction.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 May 2022
  • That is the effective extraction limit of the pumps, many of which now lie abandoned.
    Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The medical risk posed by tooth extraction is quite small, even in a person in their 80s.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 June 2022
  • That’s why pretty much every derm out there will beg you to keep your hands (and extraction tools) off your face.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The movie begins in Trieste, Italy, where an extraction goes south.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • While care should be taken during the seed extraction, adults and children will find the process fun and worthwhile.
    Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
  • In 2018, a detainee died after a cell extraction in a San Diego County jail.
    Christopher Damien, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • As fans should know, the state’s pillage people have other means of extraction.
    K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Three ships for containment have been deployed, the coast guard said, aiming to finish the extraction in a week.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 26 July 2024
  • During the extraction process, flavonoids and terpenes are removed from the cannabis plant to produce CBD isolate.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The shift from a model that is not just extractive of user data — but where, to borrow a phrase, extraction is the point.
    Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • As a bonus, the tool includes four suction heads and four stainless steel extraction tools—all for under $25.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 21 Jan. 2023
  • By now, Wiley had issued new orders for the extraction process.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Some believe the case could open the door for the extraction of other seafloor resources such as oil, gas and other minerals.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • However, brewing the ground coffee in cold water may not lead to full extraction of the CBD, so the effects may not be as strong.
    Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • This involves adding chemicals to the brine to speed up the extraction process and replacing the remaining brine.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Here on a sandy road off Route 66, past miles of scrubby creosote and spiny mesquite, Wicks monitors the pumps and pipes of a promising desert extraction project.
    Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2023
  • There's a second button for lungo extraction, and that's about it.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The trouble is that the decay has progressed to the point where tooth extraction is required, instead of a simple filling.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • What sets Elm & Rye apart is their unique extraction process, which utilizes a blend of CO2 and ethanol extraction methods.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • At the peak of extraction, Groningen supplied Europe with roughly 10% of its gas.
    Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • So, for purity and potency, CO2 extraction is the way to go.
    Michael Wright | For Cbdfx, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2022
  • Traditional mining operations like lithium and copper consume huge amounts of water, both through mining and ore extraction, which involves leaching the bits of lithium with sulfuric acid.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
  • From a chemical perspective, the extraction, synthesis, or compounding of those medications is not terribly technically difficult.
    Jorge Just, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024

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