leavening

Example Sentences

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The natural leavening gives them a lighter, crispier crust and an airy, mildly tangy crumb.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

A corrosive rage courses through this 163-minute odyssey that’s matched by a leavening absurdism, Jude aghast at the comical stupidity of our inauthentic, greed-driven world.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

The leavening gives the brownies a little lift, which helps them hold their swirl while baking.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

So, they have chosen the traditional path, using public filings to make their case — leavening the dense legal passages with explanations aimed at being more accessible to the public, officials said.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Bacteria perform a wide variety of actions beneficial to humans, from decomposing organic matter to leavening bread.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman