How to Use preheat in a Sentence

preheat

verb
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees before you put the roast in.
  • If that’s what the night holds, then just let go and preheat that oven.
    — Katie Workman, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Place cookie sheet in oven to preheat.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The oven also doesn’t need to preheat, which is a huge time saver.
    — Popular Science, 16 Dec. 2019
  • When ready to serve, preheat the oven to 375.
    — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And that goes for the dinner plates for your guests—preheat those, too.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Place the box back on the grill and turn all the burners to high to preheat.
    — Jim Shahin, sacbee, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The hot gases preheat fuels ahead of the fire as the blaze roars up a slope.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
  • Now, fire up that grill or preheat the air fryer and get to cooking!
    — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The blanket heats up quickly, so there's no need to preheat.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Place a baking steel or stone in the top third of the oven and preheat the broiler.
    — Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven to preheat with the oven.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Turn on the oven and preheat it to 450 degrees.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Turn on the oven and preheat it to 450 degrees.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Punch the dough down and preheat an oven or grill to 400 degrees.
    — cleveland, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Place your oven rack in the top third of the oven and then preheat it to the lowest broil setting.
    — Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2022
  • Go ahead and preheat the oven to 375°F, and get ready to bake.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
  • Place the pan in the oven and turn the oven on to 400 F to preheat.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Place the pan in the oven and turn the oven on to 400 F to preheat.
    — Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Place the pan in the oven and turn the oven on to 400 F to preheat.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Let the dish come to room temperature while the oven preheats.
    — Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In 6- to 8-quart Dutch oven, preheat the olive oil over medium heat.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Center the rack in the oven and preheat it to 325 degrees.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Place oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2023
  • To make raw flour safe for eating, preheat the oven to 350°F.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Toward the end of the smoke, preheat the oven to 175 degrees.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Melt coconut oil and olive oil blend in 6-cup casserole in preheating oven.
    — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F.
    — Anne Byrn, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Place the pan in the oven and turn the oven on to 400 degrees F to preheat.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The riskiest habit is preheating an empty nonstick pan on high heat.
    — Ryan Brennan june 2, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

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