How to Use cavity in a Sentence

cavity

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  • I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.
  • Some birds nest in tree cavities.
  • The shape of the skull is rounder, and the size of the skull cavity is smaller.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • These cells sit at the top of the nasal cavity and help send smell signals from the nose to the brain.
    — Aara'l Yarber, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Place the chickens on a sheet pan, then place the lemons in the chicken cavities.
    — Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Trim any excess fat from around the duck cavity and the neck.
    — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Fill the cavity of each cake with ganache, leaving about a ¼-inch headspace, and use some of the cake cutout to enclose the ganache.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Rub the turkey all over with the oil-and-spice mixture, making sure to get some in the cavity of the bird.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Safety concerns stem from the nasal cavity's closeness to the brain and the lungs.
    — Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The gun, wrapped in gray plastic, was in the poultry’s cavity.
    — Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The depth of the underground cavity that caused the collapse is not known, Paine added.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The quickest cure is to get rid of the cavity of air at the center of the chicken by spatchcocking the bird.
    — Ian Knauer, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Tear ducts drain into the nasal cavity, which leads to the lungs and could provide a path to deep inside the body.
    — Mike Stobbe, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Sprinkle a little of the salt just inside the cavity and on the backbone.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The sinus is a cavity below the skin that connects to the surface through your pores.
    — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023
  • Place the fish on a cutting board, and pat the cavity dry with paper towels.
    — Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The photos also show the other side of the road heavily eroded, with a large cavity on the slope off the side of the road.
    — Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Cut 1 bunch of scallions in half, and add to cavity with smashed ginger.
    — Amy Thielen, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Andy doesn’t add any aromatics to the pan, or stuff the cavity with anything.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The waves calm sinus nerves and shrink swollen tissue in the sinus cavity.
    — Amy Stanford, Health, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This toothbrush will get to all the hard-to-reach spots and brush with the vigor that's necessary for a cavity-free check-up.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Photos show the cavity under the missing plate where Gow’s foot was caught, as well as the damage to his shoe and sock.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Now the lab is working on taking cells from tissue in the nasal cavity and growing them in a petri dish.
    — Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In addition to opening the cavity overhead, the fire left dark burn marks on the floor below.
    — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Pour the lemon pepper seasoning over the outside of the chicken and inside the cavity.
    — Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Check trees for cavities that hold water and fill them with soil, gravel or sand.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 31 July 2023
  • For dryers with a slide-out lint screen, pull the screen and run the lint brush into the screen cavity, then use the shop vacuum to pull any loose lint out.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Then the scientist smiles coyly, and soon his voice resonates in the lung’s cavity.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 July 2023
  • Although some bee species nest in the cavities provided by bee houses, most bee species nest in the ground.
    — oregonlive, 18 July 2023
  • Stuff garlic, bay leaves, 8 sprigs thyme, and half of onions into main cavity.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022

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