How to Use dense in a Sentence

dense

adjective

• They cut a path through the dense jungle.
• In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.
• A dense mass of spectators filled the courtroom.
• That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.
• The dense fur then helps trap that heat next to the skin in a micro-greenhouse effect.
  — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
• Turnout in the voter-dense Atlanta metro area will be key -- and counting could take a while.
  — Julie Bykowicz, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
• The ribbed detail in the material gives it a luxurious feel, while the flip side is dense, silky, and lush.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2022
• The slippers have a cozy faux-sherpa footbed topping dense memory foam and an indoor-outdoor sole.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 28 Oct. 2022
• The corn and honey cake is similar to your favorite corn bread, dense, gritty and full of corn flavor drenched in honey.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
• So, the brain pays more attention to foods that are energy-dense, with extra attention to foods that are high in fat.
  — James Brown, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2022
• The foam is dense and supportive, but the pillow’s cover keeps your head exceptionally cool.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 8 Nov. 2022
• That's because ice is less dense than liquid water (another weird quirk of water), so by that logic, liquid water shouldn't rise through solid ice crust.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2022
• This creamy formula is made with nutrient-dense Manuka honey to moisturize and protect curls.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Oct. 2022
• Away from the beach and Caribbean waters, there’s dense, mountainous jungle just waiting to be explored inland.
  — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 11 Nov. 2022
• These islands can also build root systems that help filter contaminated or nutrient-dense water.
  — Jordan Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
• As global temperatures rise, sea ice is melting sooner in the spring and forming later in the fall, forcing the bears to remain longer on land without easy access to calorie-dense food.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
• It was reasonably concluded that the bears were most likely the explanation for many of these sightings, especially in areas where their population is dense.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
• While the city aimed to build more dense, mixed-use development in these areas, Mahan thinks the city passed too many restrictions, inadvertently stifling development.
  — Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
• Since its inception, the company has donated more than 30 million packets of nutrient-dense Plumpy’Nut to children in need.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022
• The red contour is the dense smoke near the West Coast.
  — Anna Buchmann, SFChronicle.com, 14 Sep. 2020
• From late in the first half on, the game was played in a dense fog.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2021
• The cake was dense and moist, with just the right amount of frosting.
  — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
• The higher the weight, the more fiber per square foot, the more dense and durable the carpet.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 13 Feb. 2019
• The earthy-woody scent is dense and dark and has a burn time of up to 60 hours.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2022
• That makes the porcelain denser, shinier, and more durable.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• The hallmark of a fresh pilsner is the dense, white head.
  — Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com, 3 July 2019
• The City by the Bay has been named the most restaurant-dense city in the country.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023
• And yet the film is dense with the social, setting it apart.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• The air is so dense, the gas looks like fluid near the surface.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2021
• In the dense forest, no one was able to see who shot the arrow.
  — Scott Wallace, National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024