How to Use cavity in a Sentence

cavity

noun
  • I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.
  • Some birds nest in tree cavities.
  • Half of the man’s skull was gone, and his chest cavity was splayed open.
    — New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Plaque is the sticky film of germs that can cause cavities and make your breath smell bad.
    — Linda Bartoshuk, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Trim any excess fat from around the duck cavity and the neck.
    — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Place the herbs, onion and lemon from the brine in the cavity of the turkey.
    — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Blood was present in the boy’s chest cavity, Arangelovich said.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The shape of the skull is rounder, and the size of the skull cavity is smaller.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • No eczema, no cavities in her teeth, nothing.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In the cavity of the bird, which had been brined, was a half lemon and whole garlic clove.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2020
  • If your roller brush looks grimy, wipe down the cavity and brush guard before putting the brush back.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Remove the stuffing from the cavity to a small bowl and set it aside.
    — Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2021
  • These cells sit at the top of the nasal cavity and help send smell signals from the nose to the brain.
    — Aara'l Yarber, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Melanoma in his lung and liver cavity.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • With your hands, punch in each side of the potato to create a cavity.
    — ExpressNews.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • His home was an open cavity, a carcass of wood and charred metal in the snow.
    — Isobella Jade, SELF, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Remove the neck and giblets from your turkey and rinse the cavity.
    — Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Stuff herbs, half of the onions and garlic into the main cavity.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Place the chickens on a sheet pan, then place the lemons in the chicken cavities.
    — Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • An old larch makes a great choice for cavity nesters like woodpeckers.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Sep. 2025
  • About cavities and electric bills—the things most of us worry about.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Surgeons drained nearly three liters of blood from his chest cavity.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The chasm looked like a painful cavity that took up most of the tooth’s chewing surface.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
  • But the defects weren’t cavities like those etched to record data.
    — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In the place of the stomach was an enormous red cavity held open by sticks in the shape of a cross.
    — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
  • This massive cavity in the ground?
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Pierce through the meat with a sharp, pointed knife and force a whole clove deep into the cavities.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
  • The gun, wrapped in gray plastic, was in the poultry’s cavity.
    — Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Back home, doctors noted a deep cavity had formed.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • The swab is pushed to the very back of the nasal cavity to collect a sample for testing.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2020

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