Example Sentences

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You'll be in awe of the soft, warm pockets of spiced, tender apple, as well as how much the apple moistens the cake.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2022

The teeth and jaw mechanically chew the food, and saliva from the salivary glands moistens the food and begins chemical digestion.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The teeth and jaw mechanically chew the food, and saliva from the salivary glands moistens the food and initiates mechanical and chemical digestion.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

“That moistens your mouth to get it ready to spit,” he said.

From Washington Post

And is not the reason plain? because it moistens their dry temperament, and nourishes their radical moisture.

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert