Example Sentences

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But betel chew—a mixture of areca nuts, betel leaves and slaked lime—is entirely different from datura.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Roman concrete consisted of a mixture of a white powder known as slaked lime, small particles and rock fragments called tephra ejected by volcanic eruptions, and water.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 5, 2023

How much heat, in kilojoules, is associated with the production of 1 ton of slaked lime?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Here is hanger steak, rugged on the outside and blushing within, slaked with house-made sriracha.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2018

When his thirst was slaked, he pushed the reeds aside.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker