How to Use condensed in a Sentence

condensed

adjective
  • All of that process was very condensed into four or five days.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The condensed cream of mushroom soup stays though.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Mix in the condensed milk, the cardamon seeds and half of the dates.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Get out the frozen peaches and sweetened condensed milk, and your blender.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This is especially true in the red zone where the space is more condensed.
    — Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2022
  • In my household, what used to be a week or longer trip has now become condensed to long weekends.
    — Jason D. Seacat, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
  • All the hallmarks of the classic—condensed mushroom soup?
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The games are played on a condensed 79x50 court to enhance the pace of the matchups.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The winners showed up in the live broadcast but in condensed pre-recorded highlights.
    — WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The compromise was such a condensed offseason this year.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Less boring for the players now in the condensed 26-day schedule, but there still is a lot of down time on the beach.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, pudding mix, lime zest, and lime juice.
    — Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • With a warm spice flavor and a tangy cream cheese frosting, no one will ever believe that this cake starts with a can of condensed tomato soup.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The condensed schedule has contributed to an increase in injuries across the league, and the Sabres have been hit as hard as any team.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In between the layers is a rich filling made with shredded coconut, cream of coconut, and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The condensed version, which spoils nothing, is that Grace’s first husband JP is at fault for the loss of her eye.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The stand inside the Airstream will function as a condensed version of Gott’s, with six beers on tap, wine and grab-and-go burgers.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The condensed water is added back to the amines and piped to the tower for another round of CO2 capture.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Beat together sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Those employees could reapply for a condensed pool of positions — or take jobs as classroom teachers, to help fill vacancies.
    — Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • According to event planner Calder Clark, the timeline may also move to a more condensed, focused format.
    — Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Some mathematicians consider these to be even more significant than condensed sets.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
  • The condensed schedule the Panthers face the rest of the way due to the Olympic break in February works in Tarasov’s favor to get more playing time.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That said, a shorter mortgage term can mean larger monthly payments, thanks to the condensed timeframe (depending on how much of a mortgage balance is being refinanced).
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The center describes its three-week immersion as a way to develop, in a condensed window, the practices and behaviors that might otherwise take years to build through outpatient therapy alone.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
  • The 18-year time jump provides enough distance from what came before, the returning players supply the requisite cohesion, and its condensed length feels less like bait for new audiences and more like a bonus for fans.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.
    — Stephanie Shih june 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • The pages flip like a Rolodex, doubling as a condensed history of evolving celebrity culture from old Hollywood to the counterculture of the ’70s and ’80s to the present day.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This second-and-8 play against Mississippi State has numerous Steve Sarkisian staples (play action from a condensed formation with pre-snap motion).
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025

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