defrost

Example Sentences

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Because shrimp are so small, they don’t need much time to defrost.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Transport officials have deployed thousands of employees to shovel snow and defrost railways and roads.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Once the patient is ready to have a baby, doctors will defrost the eggs, fertilize them, and put the embryos back into the person’s uterus.

From Slate • May 7, 2023

We are treated to a scene of Tom's taking his mousse out and saying it looks good but needs to defrost for 30 minutes.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2023

They will never breathe the air of a damp New England morning, see smoke rising from a neighbor’s chimney, shiver in a car waiting for the glass to defrost and the engine to warm.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri