How to Use membrane in a Sentence
membrane
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Turn the lobster tail over and cut the spiny membrane in the back.
— Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022 -
Pull the ribs out of the package, remove the membrane on the backside of the bone.
— Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021 -
Use the knife to cut away the membrane from each segment of fruit.
— Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020 -
The membrane at the top would have been last, overlapping the side pieces.
— Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023 -
The virus latches onto cells in the membrane that lines the eye.
— Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Beat the egg whites with a whisk or fork just enough to break up any membranes.
— Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024 -
If there is any white membrane on the straight edge of your wedge, slice it off.
— Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021 -
Inside the membrane of the cell wall, a minute world on which all of life depends.
— Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022 -
The membrane of the whale liver is the skin of our drums used for the songs, the dances to tell the story of the people of Tikigaq.
— Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022 -
The side pieces would have gone on next, overlapping the first piece of membrane.
— Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023 -
The full-hand waterproof membrane is meant to keep your whole hand dry and away from the wet and the cold.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021 -
When a dog starts to get hot, blood will rush to the surfaces of the tongue, gums and membranes to get rid of the excess heat.
— Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024 -
Next, cut open the gourd and remove all the stringy membranes and seeds, saving the seeds for later.
— Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023 -
Squeeze any remaining juice from the membrane and peels into the bowl along with the fruit.
— Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020 -
Using a large spoon, scoop out all seeds and stringy membranes.
— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024 -
Ribs have a thick membrane along the bone side of the ribs called the silverskin that should be removed.
— Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2022 -
Peel the large end of the egg under the thing membrane with your fingers just enough to make room for your spoon to get in there and do the rest of the work.
— Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Fatty acids are fragments of lipids that make up the cell’s membranes.
— Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024 -
Just think of all the different cells, membranes and other stuff that’s in skin.
— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 -
The water helps to separate the egg from the membrane and also washes off any of the pesky eggshell pieces.
— Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024 -
The membranes protect fans from the sun and rain while still permitting fresh air.
— Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024 -
Once the water gets under the membrane of the shell, an egg peels easily.
— Paul Kita, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Transparent lens membrane of the right eye covers the iris.
— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Where’s the membrane between song and prose and poetry?
— Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023 -
Remove the seeds and membranes from this serrano to dial down the heat, or leave them in to keep things hot.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 July 2023 -
The tissue from the 45-year-old woman’s brain was stained with heavy metals, which bind to lipid membranes in cells.
— Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024 -
The conjunctiva is a thin and clear membrane that lines the inside of your eyelid and the white part of your eye.
— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 -
Your ability to smell starts in the mucus membranes of our nose.
— Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023 -
The wire runs along the catalyst layer, then pierces the ePTFE membrane to connect to the current collector in the back of the electrode.
— IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024 -
As studies better understand the role of lipids in membrane function, the findings could be relevant for a broader range of membranes.
— Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
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