Example Sentences

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The fear now is that record walls of snow in the southern Sierra Nevada will liquefy in the intensifying spring heat into a downhill torrent that will inundate the Central Valley.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

Under these conditions, it can be expected that seismic shaking will be amplified and, the sandy sediments will liquefy.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Any method that will reduce the temperature of the air to 312 degrees Fahrenheit below zero will liquefy it.

From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha

The watering should be as uniform as possible, as if it is applied unequally it will liquefy the earth, which will commence oozing out under the rammers.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

No power that we have will liquefy air at its ordinary temperature.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur