How to Use milk in a Sentence

milk

1 of 2 noun
  • But the milk frother game is tricky.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Stir in milk to form a soft dough.
    — Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2026
  • There are whiskey drinkers and milk drinkers.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Add milk, crème fraiche, eggs and salt.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • The first step was to find the right milk.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • At least one third of the cup is milk.
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Left out the lemon juice and used whole milk.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Or perhaps just a warm cup of milk.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • My son just threw a milk carton at me.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • Beat in 1/3 cup of the milk and blend well.
    — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Whey proteins are found in milk.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Just don't forget your glass of milk.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Then there's the milk or no milk debate.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Get a coffee-and-milk scrub at the spa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
  • There are no eggs, butter, or even milk.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Brush the crust with milk and sprinkle with salt.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Some recipes also call for pork, milk or cream.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Drink whole milk for a post-workout snack.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Here's what to know about chocolate milk.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Try to take your medicines with food or a full glass of milk as well.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Beat in egg yolk, milk, zest, and vanilla.
    — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But, think about it, who carries around breast milk?
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Add the final ½ of milk, then crank things up to high.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The same rule applies to fruity drinks, milk and iced tea.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Whole milk with a spoonful of sour cream adds tang and body.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Add enough milk to make 1 cup liquid, stir.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
  • The baked bao is as soft, fluffy and mildly sweet as milk bread.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Falooda is a drink made of milk, ice cream, fruit and nuts.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Whisk in ⅓ cup whole or low-fat milk and ¼ cup vegetable oil.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026

milk

2 of 2 verb
  • Now, Iran is trying to milk it.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Simon has been milking for forty-eight years.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The bears live like that for years, milked for bile, withering away.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • In the evening, Attikat drives her cows back to the barn to milk them.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022
  • There was no one to scold me for lapping up the mixture like a cat to milk.
    — Via Chronicle Books, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Cows need to be milked at least twice per day to prevent discomfort.
    — Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2025
  • So to milk everything out of that one album wasn’t the thing to do.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021
  • When the Chiefs looked to milk the clock late in the game, the Chiefs got good push.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors would be able to milk goats and learn to make cheese, soap and lotion.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Corn milk, made from milking corn cobs, is distinct from other milk.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
  • The farm had once been filled with the sounds and smells of birthing lambs, milking ewes and making cheese.
    — Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
  • The restaurant's menu includes a wide swath of tea types, from fruit to milk teas and boba shakes.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Looking to milk out the clock, Xaverian turned to its ground game.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
  • But band-leader Fred Wesley knew how to milk a sound for all its worth.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Sweetwater gained 5 yards on the play, then milked more than 5 minutes off the clock.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • For a while, the Klussendorfs milked their cows on a neighboring farm that had been empty for years.
    — Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Brady, with the ball in his hands, would not find a way to move the ball and milk the clock enough to secure the victory.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2021
  • The Trojans recovered an onside kick to milk the rest of the clock.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Bill Belichick is in all his glory these days and plans to milk every second.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2022
  • As part of their contracts, the families were housed and given mutton to eat and cows to milk.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
  • Most of them – a mix of Holstein and Jersey cows – were waiting to be milked.
    — Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Following the turnover on downs, that enabled the Mustangs to milk the clock to seal the win.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2020
  • That’s when cows need to be milked next; if no one’s there, a cow could start to leak milk, to develop an infection.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • It's made from milking corn cobs to extract the maximum flavor.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
  • Take groceries, milk up 20 percent in a year, eggs up 75 percent.
    — CBS News, 12 June 2022
  • The kids would wake up in the morning, milk the cows, go to school, come back to help on their farm, and sometimes the neighboring ones.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
  • No, Dwight has never dealt with smartphones and apps, but the script hits that sort of thing a bit too hard trying to milk laughs.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Once a bear is poached, its gall bladder is extracted and milked for bile, which is then transformed into pills, vials and creams.
    — Julie Zaugg and Manveena Suri, CNN, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Capy Cafe will have both milk tea and fruit tea options, according to Anh Nguyen.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Netflix has milked so much out of that now-instantly recognizable sound.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025

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