How to Use cavity in a Sentence
cavity
noun- I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.
- Some birds nest in tree cavities.
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The shape of the skull is rounder, and the size of the skull cavity is smaller.
— Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Place the herbs, onion and lemon from the brine in the cavity of the turkey.
— Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2022 -
These cells sit at the top of the nasal cavity and help send smell signals from the nose to the brain.
— Aara'l Yarber, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Half of the man’s skull was gone, and his chest cavity was splayed open.
— New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 -
Place the chickens on a sheet pan, then place the lemons in the chicken cavities.
— Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Trim any excess fat from around the duck cavity and the neck.
— Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022 -
Remove the stuffing from the cavity to a small bowl and set it aside.
— Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2021 -
Fill the cavity of each cake with ganache, leaving about a ¼-inch headspace, and use some of the cake cutout to enclose the ganache.
— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023 -
Rub the turkey all over with the oil-and-spice mixture, making sure to get some in the cavity of the bird.
— Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022 -
Safety concerns stem from the nasal cavity's closeness to the brain and the lungs.
— Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2022 -
The gun, wrapped in gray plastic, was in the poultry’s cavity.
— Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022 -
Remove the neck and giblets from your turkey and rinse the cavity.
— Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Season both sides of the fish and inside the cavity with 1.5 tsp.
— Daniel Holzman, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2022 -
If your roller brush looks grimy, wipe down the cavity and brush guard before putting the brush back.
— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021 -
Rub some of the marinade inside the cavity of the chicken.
— Ori Menashe, Robb Report, 7 June 2021 -
The depth of the underground cavity that caused the collapse is not known, Paine added.
— Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Place the chicken on top of the onion with the cavity facing down and place pan halfway over the high heat.
— Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021 -
Pierce through the meat with a sharp, pointed knife and force a whole clove deep into the cavities.
— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024 -
The quickest cure is to get rid of the cavity of air at the center of the chicken by spatchcocking the bird.
— Ian Knauer, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Tear ducts drain into the nasal cavity, which leads to the lungs and could provide a path to deep inside the body.
— Mike Stobbe, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Halve 1 head of garlic and add it to the chicken’s cavity.
— Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2021 -
Sprinkle a little of the salt just inside the cavity and on the backbone.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022 -
The sinus is a cavity below the skin that connects to the surface through your pores.
— Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023 -
Place the fish on a cutting board, and pat the cavity dry with paper towels.
— Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 -
He was shot once in the leg and once in the arm and that bullet traveled into his chest cavity.
— Paul Larosa, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2021 -
Using strong kitchen shears, cut along each side of the backbone from one end of the cavity to the other to remove the spine.
— Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 -
The most common site of mesothelioma is the pleura, the thin tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs.
— Oliver Eng, Health, 31 Dec. 2024 -
This can cause cavities and lead to infection and tooth loss in the long term, affecting quality of life for children and adults alike.
— Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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