blanch

Example Sentences

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“Reporter-source relationships can be tricky, of course, and many journalists would blanch to see their correspondence with sources made public,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

“We didn’t blanch at the cost to come to The Mather.”

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

This was solidified for me after crossing a threshold that some West Coast purists would blanch at breaching — going to a Rick Bayless restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Fresh asparagus first gets a blanch, then an ice bath, before taking a relaxing soak in an old-fashioned tasting, bread-and-butter pickle type of marinade.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

When lunch ended, she would blanch whole almonds by boiling them just until their skins puffed up.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata