Example Sentences

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"He had tried to survive by microwaving frozen chicken nuggets and chips."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“You’re going to hear Make America Healthy Again moms talking about it, while also environmental activists talking about it—and I guarantee your relatives are increasingly worried about microwaving their plastic,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The sterilizing process isn’t that different from microwaving a frozen dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

The anonymous author of the statement could not resist adding, “The U.S. Embassy will continue to make tea in the proper way — by microwaving it.”

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Nearly everything in the store required microwaving or oven heating or scrupulous refrigeration or came in large, family-sized quantities.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson