How to Use distillation in a Sentence

distillation

noun
  • During the distillation, a piece of meat is hung at the top of the still.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • It’s served in a seaweed cream sauce that tastes like the distillation of a warm ocean breeze.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That's, that is a great distillation.
    — Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • And that to me is like the perfect distillation of our lives and during covid.
    — Washington Post, 11 May 2021
  • As such, this is one of the few mezcals that uses wild agaves in its distillation.
    — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2022
  • My palate is my strength and post distillation has been my focus over the last seven years.
    — Fred Minnick, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • The use of copper in the distillation process is unique to Elyx.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2017
  • In some ways, that’s a perfect distillation of what this season has been.
    — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of six hours, there would be a four-word line of dialogue that was the distillation of all of that.
    — Meredith Woerner, latimes.com, 14 Apr. 2017
  • Has there ever been a cleaner distillation of the type?
    — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The limits of distillation could be one of the reasons.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
  • All of the work — from distillation to packing — to this day is still done by the family.
    — Chanslor Gallenstein, National Review, 27 Feb. 2021
  • She was then begged to reveal her mask distillation process, which soon became a product of its own.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 May 2025
  • The distillation process takes roughly an hour.
    — Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • The yeast makes a wine which, in turn, undergoes distillation.
    — Betsy Andrews, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The words unfurl like a ticker-tape distillation of what’s new in the mainstream.
    — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
  • In the simplest terms, dunder refers to what’s left in the still after distillation.
    — al, 24 May 2020
  • Billy Madison was the first of these movies and its purest distillation.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
  • Billy Madison was the first of these movies and its purest distillation.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
  • The gin was sweetened, usually to hide off-tastes from the distillation.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • When asked if this is the purest distillation of the band’s sound, Hemmings agrees, albeit with a caveat.
    — Mike Wass, Variety, 22 Sep. 2022
  • One of the clearest distillations of this approach is also one of the most famous.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2020
  • The blue was brilliant and intense, a pure distillation of color.
    — Longreads, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Derived from the steam distillation of the wood, the oil is used sparingly in some recipes for some unique flavor.
    — Kat Odell, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2023
  • After talking to pollsters for the last year, here’s my best distillation of tips for reading the polls.
    — Christian Paz, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The notes for his speech offer a concise distillation of what makes Louisville special.
    — Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The movie’s distillations of great passions are, for the most part, stated rather than created.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The playwright’s distillation of language forced Lloyd to match it with his staging.
    — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2020
  • There is something that happens in the AI world called distillation.
    — Patrick Jarenwattananon, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
  • According to a rep for the brand, stone ovens are used to cook some of the agave as well, and distillation takes place in copper pot and column stills.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2023

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