Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

solvent

[sol-vuhnt] / ˈsɒl vənt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Paramount was struggling to remain solvent prior to the Ellison family’s purchase of the media company last year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“There is a very common misperception that eliminating the tax cap would make Social Security solvent forever,” Riedl said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Eliminating the cap while also providing a benefit credit would keep the program solvent until 2059.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Sallee said the Legislature’s priorities were to balance spending from the various trust funds on early-childhood education and other social programs with ensuring that the state’s general fund was solvent enough to keep taxes down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Yes, it was a genuine draft from a solvent Montreal bank.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

However, that process depends on hazardous organic solvents and typically requires specialized centralized facilities.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Even though they have no internal friction, they still act as solvents, allowing molecules to dissolve within them.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

The segments are broken up or mixed with solvents before being put through a chromatography process.

From BBC May 26, 2026

He showed Charles Chappell into a second-floor room that contained a table, medical instruments, and bottles of solvents.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




Vocabulary lists containing solvent


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com