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

“I’m very smart. I’m a mathematician by hobby. I coagulate differences between America and other countries. I understand things about the Mafia and simple daily living.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Instead of approaching R&B as a bold exteriorization of the soul, her songs tiptoe inward, toward those quicksand corners of the brain where vivid feelings struggle to coagulate into coherent thoughts.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021

It's even worse when the blood's ability to coagulate the sparse numbers of platelets is impaired, a condition called disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, or DIC.

From Salon • May 10, 2020

The bump on my forehead was swollen and I stopped the bleeding by lying still and letting it coagulate, then picked away the dried blood except over the cut.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway