AIRTIGHT in a Sentence

Learn AIRTIGHT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for AIRTIGHT, such as:

1. Store the cookies in an airtight tin.
2. Store the cake in an airtight container.
3. Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight tin.
4. Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
5. Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.

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 Meanings and Examples of AIRTIGHT
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airtight
 a.  impermeable to air or other gases
Classic Sentence:
1  One might go down to this floor and see the pickling rooms, where the hams were put into vats, and the great smoke rooms, with their airtight iron doors.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
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Example Sentence:
1  Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight tin.
2  Store the cookies in an airtight tin.
3  Store the cake in an airtight container.
4  Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
5  Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.