How to Use tray in a Sentence

tray

noun
  • She carried the tray of food to our table.
  • This, in fact, is a crumb tray.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
  • There is a big in-tray on my desk.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • What’s the best ice cube tray to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • Use a small tray for dish and hand soap.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Put the wings on a sheet tray in the fridge overnight.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Or did some waiter just drop a tray?
    — Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In the meantime, this tray will do.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
  • Freeze them in ice cube trays for later.
    — Christopher Kostow, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Place chicken skins on the sheet tray.
    — Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Pour the strained grease into an ice cube tray.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Let the tray cool and then peel off the candles.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Three trays of hot dog buns were missing time stamps.
    — Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Fill your trays with soil and gently tamp down each cell.
    — Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Wash the glass tray in the sink with warm, soapy water.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • The team pulled it out and dropped the shard into a tray.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • At the end of the day, you’re left with a clean tray for the next job.
    — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • At the end of the day, you’re left with a clean tray for the next job.
    — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • At the end of the day, you’re left with a clean tray for the next job.
    — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Place the pot in a tray filled with an inch or two of water.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
  • That’s what inspired me to snag the fruit tray from the kitchen.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2021
  • Users fill the tray with the gel and wear it for a couple hours.
    — Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Pour some of the paint into a tray sized for this type of roller.
    — Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
  • One tray of raw chicken was stored above ready to eat food items.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • Clean, dry, and chop fresh parsley and put it in ice cube trays.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Empty any oil from the drip tray – but don't flush it down the sink.
    — Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The waiter’s tray fell, hit my chest, bounced off and crashed to the floor.
    — Laura House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • No two items are the same; each one, like this tray, is crafted by hand.
    — Shelby Comroe, Marie Claire, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Two more dead roaches lay on a tray under an oven.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Do not allow pots to sit in trays of water.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025

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