How to Use dehydrate in a Sentence

dehydrate

verb
  • Lares, 51, was dehydrated and fell ill with a fever that would keep him out of work for four unpaid days.
    Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, 21 July 2019
  • The two men were reportedly found stripped to the waist and dehydrated from the brutal heat.
    Fox News, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The owl was dehydrated, exhausted and had a slight case of hypothermia.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 23 July 2019
  • The mighty appliance can not only air fry and bake, but can also dehydrate, sear, crisp, and broil, to name just a few of its functions.
    Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
  • The terrified dog was swollen, severely dehydrated, covered in sores and missing 90 per cent of her fur when she was found, the group wrote.
    Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2019
  • Onion powder, on the other hand, comes from onions that have been dried (either air-dried, dehydrated, or freeze-dried) and then crushed to varying degrees, from flakes to powder.
    Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, 26 June 2019
  • Heat stroke happens when the body gets severely dehydrated or is unable to cool itself off in extreme temperatures.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 July 2019
  • Being sick with a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea is also dehydrating.
    Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
  • Pregnant women, meanwhile, are at a risk of early labor and lactating women are likely to become dehydrated more quickly.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 July 2019
  • Ciceron also calls attention to chlorine, a sanitizing agent added to swimming pools that can strip the hair of its natural protective oils, and salt water, which can dehydrate the hair.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 28 June 2019
  • Besides dehydrating you at a faster rate, alcohol can alter your brain functions significantly, especially in the heat.
    Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • The amount of time varies based on the herb: Tender herbs will dehydrate faster than hardy ones.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2020
  • That gave birth to the idea of flash-frying noodles to dehydrate them.
    John Leicester, ajc, 8 Aug. 2021
  • All that to say: Your cough tends to get worse when you’re dehydrated.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Or slather in olive oil, garlic and oregano, then dehydrate them to raisin dry.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Or slather in olive oil, garlic and oregano, then dehydrate them to raisin-dry.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The dry air and low air pressure in long flights is dehydrating.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The chunks would be dehydrated, leaving about fifty pounds of dried Lisa-powder in the Body Back.
    Caitlin Doughty, Popular Mechanics, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The Instant Pot Duo Crisp is an 11-in-1 device that can roast, bake, air fry, dehydrate, broil and more.
    Cnn Underscored Staff, CNN Underscored, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The six-quart system has the ability to air fry, roast, broil, bake, reheat, and dehydrate food.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 July 2020
  • Pandey said his cat looked very tired, was covered in fleas and dehydrated.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Get the best of both worlds with this combo kitchen gadget that will bake, roast, toast, fry, reheat, grill and dehydrate your food.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The Brava can cook food in 10 ways, including bake, sear, air fry, dehydrate, and broil.
    Popular Science, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Try and avoid caffeine and alcohol, which can dehydrate the body.
    Judson Jones, CNN, 8 June 2022
  • The air fryer comes with six programs: air fry, broil, roast, bake, reheat, and dehydrate.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
  • In some cases, use of the drug has led to vomiting, which can be dehydrating.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 3 July 2024
  • The Red Door’s bartenders grow their own herbs on the roof deck and dehydrate citrus peels from the kitchen’s scraps to use in their sustainable cocktails.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
  • Caffeine itself can have a dehydrating effect, but this is offset by the amount of the drink.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • A lot of people, Higgins said, are lightly dehydrated all the time, heat wave or not.
    Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 14 July 2023
  • Photos of the bust show strainers that were used to dehydrate the liquid meth into crystal meth.
    Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2019

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