Example Sentences

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A succulent soup can never be made but in a well-closed vessel, which preserves the nutritive parts by preventing their dissipation.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William

So at that time, behold me with fourteen sick men in the driving, drenching rain waiting in puddles of water outside the well-closed tent of the disciple of Esculapius.

From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by Ross, P. T.

The piston thus divides the capacity of the cylinder into two distinct and well-closed areas.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John

Pound them to powder in a mortar, and place the powder in well-closed preserve jars.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

There she received with her customary courtesy the few survivors of French aristocracy who said behind well-closed doors: "Let us talk about the old court; let us take a turn at Versailles."

From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Perry, Thomas Sergeant