How to Use cultured in a Sentence

cultured

adjective
  • Like sour cream, crème fraîche is a cultured cream that has a light tang.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 May 2022
  • Now a new study in mice and cultured human cells could explain why.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
  • So its very cultured and our slang comes from this mixture of cultures.
    — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Both are made from milk that's been cultured and allowed to ferment.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Whether cell cultured meat turns out to be a game-changer or not remains to be seen.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2021
  • Faruk’s day-to-day life is very far from such cultured influences, though.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The nuggets, the video reveals, are made from Ian—cultured from a scrape of his skin cells.
    — Nathaniel Rich, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
  • No embryos were cultured beyond this point.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Why have women been cultured to believe that our bodies are taboo?
    — Sophia Bush, Glamour, 17 July 2017
  • This story is part of our series on the future of cultured and plant-based meat.
    — Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Cell-cultured meats have some way to go before landing on dinner plates.
    — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2017
  • The cells are cultured and grown into muscle and fat tissues.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The book focused on cultured meat, which is made from animal cells.
    — Janet Forgrieve, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • The researchers then cultured heart muscle cells from rats onto the gel.
    — Matt Warren, Science | AAAS, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Another problem is the very high costs of cultured meat.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
  • Food scientists grew cultured meat from cells of the mammoth.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Build out your pearl collection with the cultured finds below.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • The hope is that a trip abroad will help our kids become more adaptive, resilient, and cultured.
    — Jen Zamzow, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Within the next decade, grocery stores will stock cell-cultured proteins.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2022
  • They could even be revived and cultured to treat diseases in the distant future.
    — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2023
  • At the time, cultured meat seemed to irk most on a fundamental level.
    — Gabe Toner, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Customers can watch their bagels bake in large ovens and peer through windows to see cultured butter and cheese in process.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Her father was a doctor, and her mother presided over a cultured home.
    — Washington Post, 5 May 2022
  • Here's a look at some of the big differences between sweet cream and cultured butter.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2025
  • And cultured meat, which starts with a thimble full of animal cells, is on the horizon.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Singapore was the first country to allow the sale of cultured meat.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The end result is a space that feels as much like a cultured friend’s apartment as a boutique hotel.
    — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • There, the tiny grains of shell were implanted in oysters to create cultured pearls.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Finish with a slice of cheesecake made with cultured cashew cream and topped with passionfruit gelee.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Crème fraiche is a rich, cultured cream with a high butterfat content and mild, tangy flavor.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026

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