How to Use distillate in a Sentence

distillate

noun
  • Stockpiles of gasoline and distillates such as diesel fell sharply, too.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • It was made from four distillates all aged for 17 years, so there’s no older liquid in mix.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
  • So this is the same exact distillate that came off the still at the exact same time, went into a barrel.
    — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Still, there are gallons and gallons of kombucha distillate in his warehouse.
    — Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Then, reserve 1000 grams of the distillate and add the sugar and salt.
    — Kat Odell, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The charred wood acts like a filter and strains out some of the chemicals before the distillate seeps into the wood.
    — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The distillate glut has crushed margins and forced major refineries to shut units that make the fuel.
    — Jeffrey Bair, Bloomberg.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • At the same time, the explosion in vape sales has created heavy demand for distillate.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
  • The plunge has been especially notable for distillates, which are used for diesel and jet fuel.
    — Jinjoo Lee, wsj.com, 4 May 2023
  • These components were blended with the goose distillate, and the entire batch was aged for a little more than two years.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The 25 days of distillate in storage is typical for this time of year, experts say.
    — Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The aged and unfiltered Caribbean distillate means this isn’t quite a white rum.
    — Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • The unusual distillate was rested in barrels for upwards of five years.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Without belief — and its distillate, trust — leaders are lost and nations are weakened.
    — David Von Drehle, The Denver Post, 28 July 2019
  • By the end of the distillation process with a pot still, the distillate has been divided into a few fractions.
    — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • An orange soda is liquid candy, but an orange distillate is floral and zesty and juicy and sugar-free.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Lab tests confirmed at least one of the bottles contained a heavy petroleum distillate, such as diesel or jet fuel.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Tight distillate inventories can ripple through freight and goods prices more broadly than gasoline.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • And the Brand household does seem a distillate of postwar America.
    — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic, 14 June 2022
  • Jet fuel and diesel are both classified as middle distillates and rely on the same portion of crude molecules.
    — CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • The finish shows that oak, the right distillate, and patience can create unparalleled depth and balance.
    — The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Diesel and other distillates are now at their lowest level since May 2003.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • That stands to benefit refiners who already produce a high ratio of distillates to dirty fuel oil.
    — Bloomberg.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • This creates a lighter spirit, and also eliminates some of the flavor and aroma compounds in the distillate.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • And the distillate left by a remarkable number of recent shows is the message that straight white Americans suck.
    — Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
  • These tobacco-free hemp blunts are packed with sedative Pink Cookies flower, distillate and kief.
    — Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • That means changing the actual distillate that the distillery uses in these expressions.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • This may be a corporate creation, the demo suggests, but real life—or at least a prosperous distillate of real life—will soon flow in.
    — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Apr. 2018
  • As mentioned, some early versions of the Singapore Sling use a distillate of cherry, rather than a liqueur.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Regardless of this renaissance in wine, fruit distillates still remain popular in the country, even more so than wine, beer or vodka.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

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