How to Use liquefy in a Sentence

liquefy

verb
  • The plastic liquefied in the intense heat.
  • The vegetables were liquefied in a blender.
  • The atoll was prone to rain and earthquakes, which could cause the ground at the drilling sites to liquefy.
    Carina Julig, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Turn the blender to high and liquefy the remaining contents of the blender.
    Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Mash the pulp with a fork to liquefy, then stir the pulp and seeds into the mango mixture.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The steam works to heat skin up, and causes waxy, solid build up to liquefy and drain out of pores.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Collect your sap in the container and cook it near the fire to liquefy it.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2020
  • Instead of food, the warmer’s vessels are filled with paraffin wax, which is liquefied by the heat.
    The Economist, 3 May 2018
  • And so what would happen is these sort of salts began to liquefy.
    Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The brands with the most at stake as the NCAA’s economic model begins to liquefy.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Cyprus, too, wants Egyptian firms to liquefy gas from its Aphrodite field.
    The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • What is more, the trend to liquefy gas and ship it around the world in giant tankers has given importers much more choice about where to buy.
    The Economist, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Turns out, this is exactly what can happen when a quake liquefies the ground.
    Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
  • Place the achiote paste, Maggi sauce and lime juice in the blender and process until liquefied. Pour the marinade over the steaks, making sure each piece is well covered.
    Michalene Busico, Dallas News, 31 July 2019
  • Warm up caramel: Set Dutch oven with caramel over low heat until sugar is liquefied if cooled.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • As far as he was concerned, every grain of desert sand could liquefy and swallow the whole business.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
  • Place cheese on top and either place in a hot oven or under the broiler until the cheese is just melted but not liquefied.
    Gabrielle Hamilton, House Beautiful, 7 June 2012
  • The drug could be injected, liquefied or taken in tablet form.
    Aliya S. King, The Root, 13 June 2017
  • In a small glass bowl, microwave jam for about 15 seconds, or until liquefied.
    Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Puree the soup using a handheld blender, or liquefy in batches in a food processor.
    Daniel Neman, Twin Cities, 20 June 2019
  • Such a quake would inundate the coast with a wave up to 30 meters high, liquefy soil under cities, and likely claim thousands of lives.
    Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 30 June 2021
  • Pulse to chop until finely and evenly chopped but not liquefied.
    Jill Wendholt Silva, kansascity.com, 3 July 2017
  • Submerge sieve in liquid, add miso to sieve, and stir to liquefy miso (see how to do this here), then press through strainer until miso is dissolved.
    Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2017
  • Submerge sieve in liquid, add miso to sieve, and stir to liquefy miso, then press through strainer until miso is dissolved.
    Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2017
  • Luckily, simply pressing down on the connectors with the iron to liquefy the old solder beneath did the job.
    Wired Blogs, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2004
  • There’s a powerful stench from the pipes, plastic and fiberglass boats that have liquefied into an evil soup now floating in the harbor.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Submerge sieve in liquid, add miso and gochujang to sieve, and stir to liquefy both, then press through strainer until pastes are dissolved.
    Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2017
  • Imagine a rotting onion that has been minced and liquefied for processing.
    Robin Shulman Agüeros, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Hillside slopes have liquefied, unleashing slides that end up as muddy deltas in salmon streams.
    Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The cleaner would re-liquefy polymer on the floor, but the polymer could reharden on the sink once the water evaporated.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022

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