How to Use kettle in a Sentence

kettle

1 of 2 noun
  • Keep kettles warm and fire steady.
    — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Heat up water to a boil in a kettle or pan.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Make your rice in a large kettle and when it is done dump in your broth mix.
    — Virginia Willis, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Store the tea kettle away from messy areas like the stove.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This is yellow, dry, glazy kettle corn with a kick.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The building had six kettles, with three on the main floor.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Here's how to clean and descale an electric tea kettle.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That’s rich — like the pot calling the kettle black.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
  • The beans and nine other sides have moved back to the kettles as of last week.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The kettle name has to do with the shape of the design, which is quite roomy.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Simply heat a tea kettle or pot of water to a boil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • In the old days, the energy to heat the kettles came from coal.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The dome traps high pressure into one place, like a lid on a kettle.
    — Eric Lyons, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Rinse the kettle very well to remove all citric acid.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Descale the inside of your kettle about every three months.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This adorable kettle clocks in at just over nine inches tall and six inches wide.
    — Tess Garcia, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In the meantime, boil a kettle of water.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
  • In the meantime, boil a kettle of water.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • In the meantime, boil a kettle of water.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Here dishes are cooked in clay pots over the coals or salt-crusted and cooked in a kettle.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 June 2022
  • Then, using a kettle or just a pot on the stove, bring a few cups of water to a boil.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Then, using a kettle or just a pot on the stove, bring a few cups of water to a boil.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • Dump the kettle out in the sink, then use a soft sponge or cloth if needed to wipe the inside.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In the chophouse where lima beans Boil in a kettle on a hot plate.
    — Geoffrey Nutter, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Use the hotel's kettle or coffee pot.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Their electric kettle is a cult-favorite.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Here was a clear case of the pot calling the kettle atramentous.
    — Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There was a Nespresso with pods, and a pour-over kettle as well.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
  • Rooms are equipped with in-room kettles and a variety of wellness teas too.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 13 May 2023

kettle

2 of 2 verb
  • Or, simply buy the kit, which comes with the stove, grill, and kettle all in one.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2020
  • No arrests were made and the police somehow managed not to kettle the group.
    — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The reforms included a ban on kettling, which is when protesters are boxed in and then arrested.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Agency spokespeople did not respond to questions Saturday morning about why the agency chose to kettle demonstrators.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Innovations the Society is supporting include smart glasses to identify warning signs like the stove being on or kettle boiling, while going forward AI may help with identifying things like faces, or everyday objects and how to use them.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • On the night of August 28, police kettled the protesters into a small area outside the Conrad Hilton Hotel and, in full view of convention delegates, assaulted them under color of authority.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

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