basting
Example Sentences
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In August 2023, the state blamed another botched satellite launch on an error in the emergency basting system, but said it was "not a big issue".
From BBC • May 21, 2025
Follow up: If there's barely any liquid at the bottom of my roasting pan, what should I be basting with?
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
Then we take a two-step approach to ensure it stays moist, basting it in butter as it cooks and then serving it with a luscious but bright sauce.
From Washington Times • May 19, 2023
The basting sauces are different from the bottled stuff available on the table to drizzle atop your finished chicken.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022
At the Bunch of Grapes a maid was basting a roast of beef.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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