How to Use condense in a Sentence

condense

verb
  • Moisture in the air condenses to form tiny drops of water.
  • Condense the milk by cooking it slowly.
  • The cooler temperatures cause the gas to condense into a liquid.
  • The information is collected and then passed on to the CEO in condensed form.
  • This interview has been edited and condensed for length.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Fire season has lengthened and the wet season has condensed with the prolonged drought.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2019
  • For the average person, condensing a life to fit a tiny house can be challenging.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Our conversation, which covered these riddles of life and more, has been edited and condensed.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Simply put, these plants boil seawater and condense the resulting steam, which is fresh water.
    Henry Fountain, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The interview below has been slightly edited and condensed.
    Cara Korte, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Here is a Vox reader’s question, condensed and edited for clarity.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Note: Questions were edited for style and grammar and/or condensed for clarity.
    Laken Litman, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • After the agreement was made, MLS condensed the schedule by three weeks, Wright said.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Our conversation has been slightly condensed and edited.
    Victoria Namkung, Longreads, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The company has experimented with remodels to condense those areas and use the space for toys and games.
    Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
  • This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Responses have been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Expect Georgia to condense the game with a conservative, ball-control offense.
    Christopher Smith, al, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Its North Pole is coated in organic material that wandered over from Pluto and condensed there.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The massive interest in condensing the work week has led Barnes to start a foundation called 4 Day Week Global.
    Cassie Werber, Quartz at Work, 14 Oct. 2019
  • In the oven’s high heat, the cubes condense and turn golden, and caramelize at their edges.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021
  • In recent years, though, the Gulf Coast route has been condensed.
    John Sharp | , al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The moisture needs something to condense on – like the water that forms on the side of a cold glass on a hot day.
    Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The effects also have caused the shop owners to condense their stock, which is not all bad, Starr told The Aegis.
    Callan Tansill-Suddath, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • What were the hardest parts of the stage musical to condense or cut from the screenplay?
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 15 June 2021
  • The air can then condense and turn into liquid, which falls as rain.
    Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • Rock, metal and ice condense out of the disk to form planetary seeds.
    Meredith A. MacGregor, Scientific American, 19 May 2020
  • So the oxygen in the air and also the nitrogen can condense onto the surface.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This tends to cool and condense the moisture in the tropical storm front, which then leads to rainfall.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023

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