moisten

Example Sentences

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Months earlier, in March, farmworkers had used a machine to drop each little plant, grown in a greenhouse, into the moistened soil.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s nothing like a life-and-death situation turning out “life” to moisten one’s eyes, especially if you or a loved one has spent any time in the medical system, or feared the possibility.

From Los Angeles Times

With the air so dry — and not moistening up overnight — it is a “really concerning period for humidities,” Kittell said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the relatively new carbon dioxide method, developed in the early 1970s, producers use high-pressure CO₂ to extract caffeine from moistened coffee beans.

From Salon

Press the soil block maker into the moistened potting mix and rock back and forth to fill.

From Seattle Times