How to Use marinate in a Sentence

marinate

verb
  • The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight.
  • The chicken should be allowed to marinate overnight.
  • Do not let the shrimp marinate in the tamarind for more than an hour.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2020
  • This recipe marinates the rich salmon in lemon juice, soy sauce and herbs.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Don't stay in your work out clothes long enough for your skin to marinate in them.
    — Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Wolf puts olive oil on the meat, and then marinates it with salt to help that crust form.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 1 June 2018
  • Hope should be a place to start, not a feeling to marinate in.
    — Rose Eveleth, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2022
  • All of it marinates in the back of my closet.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • Cover and marinate for two to twelve hours.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Add cream cheese to a bag filled with tamari or soy sauce, and let marinate in the fridge for an hour.
    — Kelsey Ogletree, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2022
  • This recipe calls for goat meat that needs to marinate for 24 hours, so plan ahead.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Place bowl in fridge and allow to marinate for at least 8 hours or overnight.
    — Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Stir to combine and transfer to a glass jar with a lid to marinate.
    — The View, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Plan on marinating the shrimp in the fridge for at least an hour or up to 4 hours.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
  • Use that waiting time to marinate your steaks or apply a rub to pork.
    — Steven Raichlen, New York Times, 2 June 2023
  • Let marinate in fridge at least 2 hours — shrimp should be pink with a nice sheen — and up to overnight.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2021
  • The Democrats have been marinating in their own juices for ages.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Pour the marinade over the ribs and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight, or at least a few hours.
    — ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • Lynch sat on the entry for a while, leaving it to marinate in the depths of her phone.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • First the meat is smeared with a mix of onions, salt and black pepper and left to marinate for half a day.
    — Lisa Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The meat is marinated in a sweet-and-spicy sauce that will make your mouth water.
    — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The plan from the get-go was for Gaffney to marinate in a second-tier role.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 21 Aug. 2020
  • But with four days off, the Panthers will marinate in a three-game win streak.
    — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Thet matchup needs time to marinate, to be savored, to grow even bigger in the mind.
    — Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • For the most flavor, marinate the turkey wings at least overnight.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Marinate the breasts and legs of Corvus brachyrhynchos in jalapeño juice overnight.
    — Karl Rove, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2017
  • Place the bag in a shallow baking dish and chill to marinate for up to 1 hour.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Mix the paste with harissa and use it to marinate a leg of lamb that’s served with fennel and herbs.
    — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2022
  • So crank the tunes, pop open a bottle of vino, and marinate in the swirling, dervish of chaos.
    — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The fruit is seasoned simply with fresh herbs and lemon zest, then left to marinate in its own juices.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023

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