How to Use refrigerator in a Sentence

refrigerator

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  • When cool, peel eggs or store the eggs in a bowl in the refrigerator.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2024
  • For added relief, put the creams in the refrigerator and use them cold to cool and soothe the bites.
    — Women's Health, 1 May 2023
  • Dotson grabbed his gun from the top of the refrigerator and went to open the front door.
    — CBS News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Store in the refrigerator up to 1 week or freeze up to 3 months.
    — Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Whole pomegranates will keep in the refrigerator for a month or more.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Store opened jars in the refrigerator for up to three months.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Seal the bag, if using, and place the chicken in the refrigerator.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
  • Shirreffs thanked her and put the bottle in the refrigerator.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Do not leave a stovetop on overnight—let the stock cool and store it in the refrigerator, then start it again in the morning.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Give the greens and marinade a good stir, then cover and place in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
    — Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Pour the pie filling into the prepared pie crust, and put the pie in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Yoo goes so far as to leave the cake in the refrigerator for two nights, flipping it in between.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The power went out for 12 hours and your refrigerator is full of food.
    — Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Now her stove and refrigerator were in the living room, mired in mud.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The broth can be kept for about five days in the refrigerator, and it can be easily frozen.
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Here comes the secret: Clowers flips over the bowl and places it upside-down on a shelf in the refrigerator.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Once cooked, sweet potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Store green onions wrapped in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator up to 5 days.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2023
  • Cover and let infuse in the refrigerator for at least 1 day and up to 3 days.
    — Inés Anguiano, Bon Appétit, 15 Nov. 2023
  • To thaw, defrost in the refrigerator so the cake won’t lose moisture.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
  • Cover and store in refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.
    — Sam Sifton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Gelzer's head and torso were stored in the refrigerator while his arms and legs were put in the freezer.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The sopa will keep, covered tightly in aluminum foil, in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or frozen for up to one month.
    — Christina Morales, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Overnight Oats, made in the refrigerator, don’t only have to be for a morning meal.
    — Lizzie Bertrand, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The woman who’d locked her refrigerator in the United States had six in Brazil — most didn’t work.
    — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Place cakes in the refrigerator or freezer until the drips have set and dried, about 15 to 20 minutes.
    — Beth Branch, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Is there food in the refrigerator or could hunger be an issue?
    — Lindsay Lyon, Time, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The walls are lined with shelves of groceries; there’s a refrigerator case stocked with jars of pasta sauce and fresh cheeses and bundles of cut herbs.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The best picnic baskets are those that can keep food cool and fresh when left outside of the refrigerator.
    — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • When purchasing, look for crisp green leaves, and once home, they can be stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to a week.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023

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