coagulate

Example Sentences

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But anger, irritation and a fear of imminent defeat can coagulate in ways individuals often can't control.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Galleries tend to coagulate around other galleries, maximizing foot traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2022

In the early 2000s, the Washington Aqueduct came under fire again for releasing high amounts of alum, a substance used to coagulate sediments to filter them from the water, into the Potomac River.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2022

Working quickly ensures that the cheese doesn't have time to coagulate on the bottom of the pan and the pasta water doesn't lose its heat.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2021

Passing them in silence down that silent corridor through the drifting ash where they struggled forever in the road’s cold coagulate.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy