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 prince presumably took a break from basting to drop to a knee.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
The next few hours are spent doing tasks no one else wants to do—snipping stitches, basting, sweeping up, collecting pins and putting them in pincushions.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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