SIEVE in a Sentence
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10 example sentences for SIEVE, such as:
1. Draw water with a sieve.
2. We often shake flour through a sieve.
3. Pass the sauce through a sieve to remove any lumps.
4. Press the raspberries through a fine sieve to form a puree.
5. All goes through the sieve of her gills, and nothing surprises her.
2. We often shake flour through a sieve.
3. Pass the sauce through a sieve to remove any lumps.
4. Press the raspberries through a fine sieve to form a puree.
5. All goes through the sieve of her gills, and nothing surprises her.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SIEVE
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sieve
v. examine in order to test suitability
n. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
Classic Sentence:
1 He watched how Mishka strode along, swinging the huge clods of earth that clung to each foot; and getting off his horse, he took the sieve from Vassily and started sowing himself.
2 Walking was as difficult as on a bog, and by the time Levin had ended the row he was in a great heat, and he stopped and gave up the sieve to Vassily.
3 A great rolling sea, dashing high up against the reeling ship's high teetering side, stove in the boat's bottom at the stern, and left it again, all dripping through like a sieve.
4 All goes through the sieve of her gills, and nothing surprises her.
5 The sky is like a black sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through.
Example Sentence:
1 Draw water with a sieve.
2 Press the raspberries through a fine sieve to form a puree.
3 Pass the sauce through a sieve to remove any lumps.
4 We often shake flour through a sieve.
5 When they are tender, strain the soup into a clean pan through a fine wire sieve.