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Example sentences for "cover closely"

  • Fry till a bright brown three onions cut small, and add to the pease; cover closely, and boil four or five hours.

  • Cover closely, and stew one hour, or longer if the chickens are old.

  • Cover closely, and cook two hours, or less if the steak is tender, stirring now and then to prevent scorching.

  • Cover closely, and heat very slowly to a gentle boil.

  • Let all stand half an hour, then set in a dripping-pan of boiling water, cover closely, and cook one hour, keeping the pan full of water at a hard boil.

  • Cover closely, and stew gently an hour and a half.

  • Place a tablespoon of hot water in a jar, then alternately in layers cherries or cranberries and sugar (with sugar on top), cover closely.

  • Cover closely and do not uncover for twenty minutes, boiling constantly, but not too hard.

  • Put into a steamer, cover closely, and set it over a pot of boiling water.

  • When done to a light brown, lay in a hot dish, butter each steak, seasoning with salt and pepper, cover closely, and serve.

  • Cover closely, and let them heat very slowly; then stew for over an hour, if the fowls are tender.

  • Cover closely again, and, when it has heated to boiling, stir in a teacupful of milk, to which have been added two beaten eggs and two tablespoonfuls of flour.

  • Fasten the meat securely in shape with a stout band of cotton cloth, lay it in a pot, pour over it three cups of boiling water, cover closely, and cook slowly for three hours, or until tender.

  • Cover closely, and set in a hot oven for three minutes.

  • Pour in the water, cover closely, and let it cook slowly a full hour.

  • Transfer the beef to this barrel, cover closely, and let it remain a week.

  • Put the whole in a stone jar, cover closely, and set in a kettle of boiling water, which must be kept boiling briskly an hour.

  • Cover closely, and bake in a moderate oven several hours, or until of a dark red color.

  • Cover closely to exclude the air, but do not wrap in flannel as in winter.

  • If the skins have been removed, place the stuffed apples on a flat earthen dish with a tablespoonful of water on the bottom; cover closely, and bake till perfectly tender, but not till they have fallen to pieces.

  • Pour over the eels, cover closely, and set in a pot of warm water.

  • Add the milk immediately (which should be boiling hot), cover closely, and send to table.

  • Set it in a vessel of boiling water, cover closely, and let it stew gently ten minutes.

  • Add vinegar to them until the bottle is full; cover closely to exclude the air, and let it infuse for a fortnight.

  • Put the prepared fruit in the hot syrup, cover closely, and simmer until tender.

  • Put the food in the upper part, cover closely, and place over the lower part.

  • Put the food in the hot dish, pour water over, cover closely, and set in a warm place.

  • Cover closely, and let cook in moderate oven, allowing twenty minutes to the pound; baste frequently.

  • Cover closely, and let simmer for two hours.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cover closely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    ammonium sulphide; ancient languages; chief mourner; cover them; cover tightly; cover with; covered dish; covered over; covered wagon; covered with; coverts black; coverts brown; duty towards; equal portions; first editions; good for; grassy plain; immense crowd; manor house; people will; plutonic rocks; sending them; shell shock; various countries; young person; your life