salt out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“Someone else gave us some rice, a little oil and some salt out of which we made a stew last night and ate that,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Desalination plants draw water from the ocean through large pipes and blast it through fine membranes that allow water molecules to pass, but keep the salt out.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
If you're going to keep the flour, sugar, and salt out on the counter, put them in pretty canisters.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
To take the salt out of saltwater, desalination technology pushes treated seawater across a semi-permeable membrane at pressure.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2022
“Yeah. Hand me that seasoning salt out the cabinet. You think you can get them greens going for me?”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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