Example Sentences

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More structured and more tannic than the Wapisa, it definitely benefited from an hour’s decanting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

The anxious decanting of the container influencer points to a fear of scarcity or disorder.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

"When you have a system that is under so much pressure, you can't get ambulances decanting those vulnerable patients into the ED and those ambulances are trapped."

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

This is controversial, I know, but I am in favor of decanting pantry items into glass jars.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2023

“It is important to chill the vial prior to decanting, as the agent boils at room temperature.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss