moistened

Example Sentences

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The mark is made with the moistened ashes of palms that were burned after the previous year’s Palm Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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 • Nov. 30, 2025

They pump the CO₂ into a sealed vessel containing the moistened coffee beans, and the caffeine molecules dissolve in the CO₂.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

Stir in buttermilk with a broad spatula until just moistened.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

She moistened a rag and wiped my face and neck.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago