How to Use melt in a Sentence

melt

1 of 2 verb

• The butter melted in the frying pan.
• She melted butter in the frying pan.
• The snow is finally melting.
• She melted at his kindly words.
• Her heart melted with compassion.
• Their determination melted in the face of opposition.
• The slice of cheese doesn’t quite melt but molds into the bread.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
• Just pop one in your mouth, sit back, and let the stress melt away.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2023
• And one tasty tuna melt that climbed its way to the very top.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 7 Dec. 2023
• Place the pan on the middle oven rack and your cheese will melt just fine.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
• As the ice cubes melt, the roots and media absorb the water.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2023
• And that tidal heating is strong enough to melt the rock deep inside Io.
  — WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over high heat.
  — Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
• The pale tiles of gnocchi look and taste like plush pillows that melt in your mouth.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Four more minutes on the grill melts the cheese to perfection.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 23 June 2023
• Others call it the crust moon, when snow melts and refreezes, or the sap moon, when maple trees are tapped.
  — Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• Add 12 oz of boiling water to melt the sugar and remove the lemon peels.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 12 July 2023
• All that's left is to prepare a side salad while your pizza breads melt and brown in the oven.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
• Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue melted minds with a one-off murder ballad in the mid-90s.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
• The heat from the panini press crisps the already crusty baguette and melts the buttery potatoes into the rest of the sandwich.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Add broccoli and cheese to sauce: Add cheese, and stir until melted and smooth.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
• Return to oven; bake for about 5 minutes more or until the cheese melts.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2023
• In Pakistan during 2022, for instance, warming caused glaciers to melt and rivers to surge in the north of the country.
  — Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• Salmon and mackerel both make for a warm, cheesy riff on a tuna melt.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
• And a warmer ocean tends to expand, which can lead to sea level rise along with melting ice sheets.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• The Mediterranean region melted under one of four heat domes parked above the Earth.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• While the waterfall is most visible in the spring, when the ice is melting off the peaks above, the gorge itself is worth the trip.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2023
• This feeling quickly melts away as Keys opens up about the importance of self-care to her.
  — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
• In a large cast iron skillet over medium heat, melt butter.
  — Adriene Rathbun, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
• Meanwhile, to prepare the glaze, melt the candy bars with the butter and water until the mixture is smooth.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024

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melt

2 of 2 noun

• As the ground warms, ice in the permafrost melts, and the soil thaws.
  — Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• The water being used to grow crops in the desert is glacial melt from the end of the Ice Age.
  — Astra Lincoln, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
• Pick up a few wax melts to round out this cozy Christmas gift.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• And then those drifts will hydrate soil during the spring melt.
  — Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
• The non-stick, cream-like texture melts in the skin without any traces of greasy residue or white cast.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2023
• This year, the Swiss glaciers saw the most glacial melt in recorded history.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2022
• Swain and other experts think the melt out will begin to speed this week.
  — Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Apr. 2023
• Some of the flooding that's impacting the Midwest and the Northeast is due to the heavy rain on top of snow melt and ice jams.
  — Max Golembo, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
• The rapid melt seen in this study was in the far northwest of Greenland on Petermann Glacier.
  — Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
• There are three types of melts available for fans: the classic melt, bacon melt and the new shroom n’ swiss melt.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
• The researchers found that glacial melt alone has contributed to 21% of sea level rise over the past two decades.
  — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 6 June 2023
• The flooding caused by snow melt this year does not compare to the 2019 flood, Anderson said.
  — Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 1 May 2023
• If your cookie pop cracks, your candy melts are too warm and/or your pops are too cold.
  — Woman's Day, 26 May 2023
• Place in a 325 degree oven until cheese melts and croissant gets crispy.
  — The View, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
• Indeed, the sheer amount of snow had raised fears of a rapid, surging melt when the first early spring and summer heat waves hit.
  — Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• Meeting the Paris Agreement emissions targets won’t stop the glacier melt in the Andes or bring rain to the Sahel.
  — Parag Khanna, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2023
• The pace and timing of the snowpack’s melt will be determined by the angle of the sun and the air temperature.
  — Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Apr. 2023
• Extrapolate that across 300 pounds of dog, and the spring melt can leave the yard looking pretty gross.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2022
• In time, the proprietors plan to add items like a brisket burrito and brisket melt sandwich to their menu.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 28 Aug. 2023
• The melt was so extreme in 2022 that bare rock that had remained buried for millennia re-emerged at one site.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• The ocean is pumping heat into the polar regions, which is causing both sea-ice and ice-sheet melt.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2022
• Sea ice melt won’t directly raise sea levels – the ice is already floating in the ocean.
  — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2023
• This paper showed intrusion could double the amount of glacier melt.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 16 Feb. 2022
• To give you an idea, the patty melt is made with a burger that’s 100 percent mushrooms, passed through a meat grinder to mimic ground beef.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023
• The country has seen extreme heat, glacial melt, and rising sea levels in recent years.
  — Jamey Keaten and Munir Ahmed, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2023
• This fragrant wax melt features the aroma of pine, spruce, cedarwood, and a touch of cinnamon.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• The big melt at the end of the Ice Age could have hidden many potential coastal sites from generations of researchers.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
• Step 2Spoon smaller dollops of candy melts on top of white chocolate.
  — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
• While quick, microwaved pizza is a no-go—rubbery crust and uneven cheese melt are a nonstarter.
  — Anna Francese Gass, Bon Appétit, 28 Nov. 2022
• There is good reason to think the rate of ice melt will continue to accelerate.
  — Author: Chris Mooney, Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2021

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024