incubate

Example Sentences

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We’ve watched it incubate in this country since Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

"It may take a few hours or days, but let it incubate in your brain," he explains.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

He stayed back to incubate the egg while Wisdom headed back to sea for a time, researchers said.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

This trend ought to inspire companies across the nation, reminding them that they too can incubate work of the highest level for our most prominent stages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

The shells of her eggs would be thin and eventually smash when she tried to incubate them.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George