Example Sentences

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The trapped heat will fry the grass, and you can till it into the soil.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

The action is nonstop, the ultra-vivid colors jump from the screen, the tonal shifts induce whiplash, and the soundtrack will fry your speakers.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2021

You need a hot, sunny day for this, so that the weeds will fry.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2017

Big Tex, a talking 55-foot statue in cowboy duds, is the official greeter and the required snack a Fletcher’s Corny Dog, but vendors will fry almost anything, including Jell-O and Twinkies.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2016

If the fat is very hot, the fish will fry without absorbing it, and it will be palatably cooked.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)