cultured
Example Sentences
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Under current procedures, urine samples must be cultured overnight so bacteria can grow before doctors can identify them and test antibiotics.
From Science Daily
John Julius Norwich first saw Venice at the age of 16 in the company of his cultured father, who packed into their brief visit the distilled perspectives of decades.
I wanted to charge downstairs and make a scene—show myself to be rough and uncivil, the complete opposite of the cultured and obedient housewife that Ba aimed to portray.
From Literature
The French brasserie with paper-thin radishes, good cultured butter and a pinch of flaky salt.
From Salon
Someone instructs you to tear off pieces and dip them in the accompanying guava and plantain chutneys, silky chickpea curry and punchy pepper jelly, pooled around a peninsula of tangy cultured butter.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
