How to Use cavity in a Sentence

cavity

noun

• I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.
• Some birds nest in tree cavities.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The depth of the underground cavity that caused the collapse is not known, Paine added.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Remove the stem from the squash and dig out a cavity using a potters loop tool.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 18 July 2022
• The photos also show the other side of the road heavily eroded, with a large cavity on the slope off the side of the road.
  — Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
• Cut 1 bunch of scallions in half, and add to cavity with smashed ginger.
  — Amy Thielen, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
• Using a pair of poultry shears or a sharp knife, trim any excess skin and fat from the neck and back cavity of the duck.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2022
• The swab traverses a dark passage that leads to the nasal cavity.
  — New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021
• Spoon the batter into the donut pan, filling each cavity about 2/3 full.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
• Changes in the balance of these bacteria can lead to dental issues, such as oral infections and cavities.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024