How to Use condense in a Sentence

condense

verb
  • Moisture in the air condenses to form tiny drops of water.
  • Condense the milk by cooking it slowly.
  • The cooler temperatures cause the gas to condense into a liquid.
  • The information is collected and then passed on to the CEO in condensed form.
  • There just wasn’t anything for our breath to condense on to.
    Helen Czerski, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2018
  • The vapor condenses into clouds that can cause rain or lightning.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 12 Nov. 2018
  • Some quotes have been edited and/or condensed for clarity.
    Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 4 Oct. 2018
  • The moisture vapor suspended in the air condenses on the cold coil.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2019
  • The timescales are very condensed, but much of the approach to development is unchanged.
    Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2018
  • This interview has been edited and condensed for space and clarity.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The following has been edited and condensed for clarity.
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
  • This interview has been condensed for clarity and brevity.
    Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2018
  • The interview, based on the podcast chat and follow up emails, has been edited and condensed for the sake of length and clarity.
    Katie Halper, Teen Vogue, 6 Apr. 2019
  • The interview has been edited and condensed for readability.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2018
  • An edited and condensed version of our conversation follows.
    Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2019
  • Our conversation, which has been condensed and edited for clarity, follows.
    Rachel Withers, Vox, 2 Dec. 2018
  • This conversation has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
    Nicole Cobler, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Once the air moves onto shore, the moisture begins to condense and fall as snow — producing as much as 2-3 inches of snow per hour, often in narrow bands.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Our conversation, lightly edited and condensed, is below.
    Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Watch on Deadline The conversation below has been edited and condensed for clarity.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Our conversation, lightly edited and condensed for clarity, follows.
    Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 21 Nov. 2018
  • In the oven’s high heat, the cubes condense and turn golden, and caramelize at their edges.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021
  • In recent years, though, the Gulf Coast route has been condensed.
    John Sharp | , al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The moisture needs something to condense on – like the water that forms on the side of a cold glass on a hot day.
    Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Warm, moist air over the chilly Lake Michigan waters cooled and condensed to form a cloud.
    Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
  • The effects also have caused the shop owners to condense their stock, which is not all bad, Starr told The Aegis.
    Callan Tansill-Suddath, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • What were the hardest parts of the stage musical to condense or cut from the screenplay?
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 15 June 2021
  • The air can then condense and turn into liquid, which falls as rain.
    Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • Rock, metal and ice condense out of the disk to form planetary seeds.
    Meredith A. MacGregor, Scientific American, 19 May 2020
  • So the oxygen in the air and also the nitrogen can condense onto the surface.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022

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