oversalted

Example Sentences

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The heavily oversalted brine would be piped back into the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022

Suddenly, I lost my knack for getting the salt spot-on: everything was oversalted.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2022

Rituals of travel, such as packing a bag or grazing on oversalted airplane peanuts, signal that it’s time to put some of those quotidian selves on the shelf.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

Bethany: The Hempler said “all beef,” but it sure tasted hammy and oversalted, and agreed on the creepy, mealy texture.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2019

As a rule it is made in the saeters in the mountains, where the cattle are kept in summer, and on account of the heat is very much oversalted before being sent down.

From Norway by Jungman, Beatrix