How to Use aerate in a Sentence

aerate

verb

• You should aerate the soil before planting the seeds.
• These worms also help to aerate the ground for the plants and their roots.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2022
• The spinning motion churns the ice and aerates the drink.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
• Add the cake mix and beat well for at least a minute to aerate the mixture.
  — Danielle Guercio, The Seattle Times, 5 Sep. 2017
• Aerating a lawn is one of the many tasks that can improve the health of your grass.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2017
• This can be dealt with by turning the pile of clippings to aerate it.
  — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• To release the spice and smoke, aerate for at least 30 minutes.
  — Lela London, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• Winds help aerate the water, but stagnant days pose more of a threat.
  — Jim Waymer, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020
• The main planter box comes with a drainage hole to help aerate the soil and remove excess water.
  — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
• Their hooves aerate the soil, while their urine and feces enrich it.
  — Susan Young, PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021
• Its pour-through top sets it apart, cooling and aerating the wine.
  — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
• When drying, be sure to take out the laces, open up the tongue as much as possible and aerate.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
• Plan to aerate the turf two to three days after a measurable rain.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2024
• For the pasta, put the flour in the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse several times to aerate.
  — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2020
• Sifting will help remove any lumps from the flour and aerate the mixture, which will help make your cake light and fluffy.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
• The public works department has added a machine that turns and aerates the leaf pile.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• The yeast and bacteria also form gases which stretch and aerate the dough.
  — Stephen Jones & Stacy Adimando, Saveur, 30 Sep. 2016
• This carafe does it all—holds water, brews coffee, and aerates wine.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
• Look for a bubbly, aerated dough that feels like whipped cream.
  — Krysten Chambrot, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
• The leaves will decompose faster if shredded and turned every month or so to aerate the pile, but that is too much work for me.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2022
• Beat until fluffy: Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy to aerate the batter for a fluffy crumb.
  — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 29 May 2024
• The cattle mow down the fields and then the chickens spread out the manure and aerate the soil with their pecking, which speeds up regrowth of the grass, Hamilton said.
  — oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
• This stainless steel tool has a worm-like squiggle at the bottom that allows you to twist it like a corkscrew to mix and aerate your pile.
  — Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2020
• The wide bottom of the bowl allowed plenty of room for the wine to aerate, which increased its boldness in flavor.
  — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2023
• These specialists take steps to help the trees thrive, such as aerating the soil and blanketing the ground around them with wood chips.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
• Its tunnels aerate the soil, and its castings nourish it.
  — Jo Craven McGinty, WSJ, 30 June 2017
• Instead of whisking the eggs directly into the drink, the staff now cooks a custard base and aerates it.
  — Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2019
• Reduce the mixer speed to medium, add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat again for 5 minutes (this aerates the batter).
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 3 Mar. 2017
• If the soil is compacted, aerate it to improve the health of turfgrass roots.
  — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024
• And aerate your lawn regularly to make room for new growth.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024