blanch
Example Sentences
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They may blanch at a $200 tasting menu and not be able to enjoy their food.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“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
To remove this second shell, blanch the beans for about a minute, drain, cool and then gently squeeze them out of their shells.
From Salon • May 14, 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
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