How to Use vent in a Sentence

vent

1 of 2 verb

• Windows should be opened to vent the fumes.
• Don't vent your anger on me.
• She vented her frustrations by kicking the car.
• I screamed because I needed to vent.
• If one or both of you like to vent, the other might need more time and space to process.
  — Jay Shetty, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
• The heat causes the cell to vent flammable gas, which can ignite and catch fire.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• When your need to vent is greater than your need to lead, that’s a problem.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2022
• Plenty have turned to the platform to vent or look for their next role.
  — Amelia Harnish, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2023
• During the third episode of the new season, Kody vents to friends about his anger over his divorce.
  — Josie Howell | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2023
• Here’s why: The vented back allows air to flow and won’t catch buildup, while the straight bristles are easy to clean.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
• The steam-trapping lids keep food moist and block splatters, while the knobs vent excess steam.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2023
• Every project was weeks of venting about how nothing goes right for him.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
• There is no lining, canvas, or vent because there doesn't need to be.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
• For some, this is venting to a friend or working with a therapist.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
• For example, if the peeling is worse on a wall with a bathroom, add a fan vented to the outdoors.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• There are also grilled black speakers, mics, and vents around each earbud.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
• Youth in Elk Grove will have a chance to blow off some steam and vent during a mental health event this Saturday.
  — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
• In one of the most striking scenes, a group of girls vents about how they’re expected to be amiable and agreeable all the time, even in debate.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
• One is to vent uncomfortable pressure from between the bud and your ear canal.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2023
• Charcoal is burned in the smaller one, with the resultant smoke and heat vented to the larger compartment, where the food is cooked/smoked.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
• Consider writing things out in a journal or venting to a friend.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
• The most efficient dryers are vented to remove hot air from the machine.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2023
• Allison Chase was at a crossroads and venting to her father about the direction of her life at 26 years old.
  — Paul Frangipane, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
• But when Daphne takes Lily to a rage room, where she’s given a baseball bat to smash and destroy things in order to vent her frustrations, Lily can’t move.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
• Lee told officers he was frustrated with his home life and decided to vent to his friends.
  — The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
• Cover crawlspace vents to avoid drafts and keep up with preventative measures, like keeping your home warm and your taps on.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
• Listening to you vent about life and offering reassuring adages to get you through the day.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
• The Puglia native is never shy in venting his frustrations with a club in a public setting.
  — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The removable rain fly is vented for airflow — a major plus for preventing a stuffy tent when packed with a half dozen campers.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
• Customers expressed their condolences to anyone with a name tag and vented to anyone who would listen.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024

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vent

2 of 2 noun

• The heat vents are loud and take their time warming up.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• On the table were some faucets, a metal vent and a sink.
  — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
• Locate the vent and use a screwdriver to open the unit.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2024
• Think: gym socks, rotten eggs, dead rats trapped in the air vents, stinky.
  — Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
• Once they are all assembled, hang on the front door or on the vent hood above the kitchen stove.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• Set the cooking grate in place, cover, and open the lid vent halfway.
  — America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2023
• And the air vent is a nice touch to reduce clamminess on warm nights.
  — Samson McDougall, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
• Check and repair breaks in the flashing seals around vent stacks and chimneys.
  — Regina Cole, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• Clouds cleared to reveal a large plume of gas and ash rising from an open summit vent above the flow.
  — Caleb Jones and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
• While most of us probably know about the lint trap, there’s also a vent in the back of your dryer.
  — Maya Pottiger, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• The fireplace includes marble that repeats on the vent hood and backsplash in the kitchen.
  — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
• First, the air vent at the front of the mower deck seems to improve mulching and bagging performance.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
• The changes to the front end also include larger air vents in the bumper and give the Q8 a similar look to the electric Q8 e-tron.
  — Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2023
• Exhaust fans and dryer vents must send the moist air outside.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Simply slide the match or fire starter into the vent and light at several points.
  — Melissa Mayer, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
• Some vents look like straws or tubes, while others are holes in the nipple or elsewhere.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
• In friend groups, gossip can be used to check in, vent, or simply connect.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2023
• When the furnace is off, open the door on the side of the furnace where the filter is, or loosen screws if the filter is behind an air vent.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
• No one is there, except Meredith, who is awake and chipper one moment and then back on the vent in the next breath.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• This creates steam vents so the potatoes can cook more evenly.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
• His dark curls spill out of the bottom of his helmet and sometimes poke like pigtails out of vents on top.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• The lids are also microwave safe and have built-in lid vents to help prevent food splatters.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, the other three species were found farther away from the vent ecosystem.
  — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• The castors are located under the skin near the vent, and are most full in the spring when breeding season is on.
  — Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
• Securing the mount to your car may cause damage, and installing the mount on a vent can block airflow.
  — Ethan May, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2020
• The casual fit has a bit of an A-line shape when belted and a back center vent for ease of movement.
  — Paula Lee, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2023
• But don't place it anywhere that's drying, like near a fireplace, vent, or drafty door.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• With that in mind, keeping your vents open will help keep the air moving from top to bottom quickly.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
• The generously sized vents in the armpits keeps things breathable and comfortable.
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
• Revisiting old radar images, the new study matched two images of a fairy ring of volcanic vents that were taken eight months apart.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024