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How to use filtered in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective

Filtered means with a filter (e.g., a cigarette). Example: “The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter.”

Examples of filtered by meaning

adjectiveHaving been filtered (e.g., coffee grounds).

  • Boiled, percolated, pressed, or filtered, black coffee ranges from a light tea-like drink to deep black brew.2005, Mark F. Sohn, Appalachian Home Cooking, page 36

More sentences with filtered

  • The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter.From the entry feedstock
  • The leaves of the trees filtered the light.From the entry filter
  • The water filtered through the rock and soil.From the entry filter
  • They filtered silt and fines out of the soil.From the entry fine
  • Sunlight filtered blotchily through the forest canopy.From the entry blotchily
  • It filtered out all five of the common toxins mentioned here (trichloroethylene, formaldehyde, benzene, xylene, and ammonia).2018, Basmati, Garden Themes: inspiring garden collections & design ideas, page 62. From the entry superplant
  • Data were amplified, filtered (0.3–3 kHz) and saved for offline analysis.2016 February 6, “Hypothermia Protects and Prolongs the Tolerance Time of Retinal Ganglion Cells against Ischemia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry carbogenated
  • Moments later, the faint aroma of a dopestick filtered down to the stealthy Hawke.2014, Ed Sutter, Assassins. From the entry dopestick
  • It is theoretically possible that structural ambiguity could be filtered out of natural languages.2001, Mark Sainsbury, chapter 1, in Logical Forms — An Introduction to Philosophical Logic, 2nd edition, Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, §12…. From the entry artificial language
  • Acid liquefaction results in complete gelatinization, thinning, and a liquefact that can be easily filtered.1999, Michael C. Flickinger, Stephen W. Drew, Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology. From the entry liquefact
  • It had been filtered through porcelain and centrifuged until every last skerrick of life had succumbed.1969, Clive Barry, Fly Jamskoni, London: Faber and Faber […], →ISBN, page 54. From the entry skerrick
  • The detartrated cold wine is filtered in Gasquet filters, with addition of filter aid if needed.1947, William Vere Cruess, The Principles and Practice of Wine Making, page 41. From the entry detartrated
  • Still from the pale bluishness which filtered in one could see that it was very early.1922, Ivan Bunin, “Son”, in S. S. Koteliansky, Leonard Woolf, transl., The Gentleman from San Francisco and Other Stories, Richmond…. From the entry bluishness
  • The axenicity of the filtered samples was proven by PCR using the primers and cycling conditions described by Spoerner et al.2016 January 9, “Macroalgal Morphogenesis Induced by Waterborne Compounds and Bacteria in Coastal Seawater”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry axenicity
  • The filtered subreads were used in the HGAP assembly process.2015 August 7, “Genome Sequence of Bacillus endophyticus and Analysis of Its Companion Mechanism in the Ketogulonigenium vulgare-Bacillus…. From the entry subreads
  • In step 3, non-words or non-lemmas, that are often generated by the guesser modules, are filtered out from the result.2012, Maciej Piasecki et al., “Recognition of Polish Derivational Relations Based on Supervised Learning Scheme”, in LREC 2012, § 2.2…. From the entry non-lemma
  • Bottled water can originate from tap water, groundwater, or natural spring water and might be filtered, distilled, deionized, carbonated, or mineralized.2005, E. Mackey, J. Davis, L. Boulos, J. Brown, G. Crozes, Consumer Perceptions of Tap Water, Bottled Water, and Filtration Devices, page 1. From the entry bottled water
  • Dowling says that most performances of Chekhov plays have been filtered through translations into a British highborn sensibility.1996 June 17, Jayne M. Blanchard, “Cherry Jubilee: New artistic director Joe Dowling sees the comedy in Chekhov and intends to bring a…. From the entry highborn
  • Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls.1993, Loren Runar Anderson, Geotechnical practice in dam rehabilitation. From the entry spillway
  • Even with the Anglo Saxon leech books, we are dealing with ancient wisdom filtered and diffused into another age and culture.1978, Keith Vincent Smith, The Illustrated Earth Garden Herbal, Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia, page 22, column 2. From the entry leechbook
  • Light filtered through the essence of lemons.1961, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, page 14. From the entry slake
  • Light filtered in through the blinds of the french windows.1956, Delano Ames, chapter 12, in Crime out of Mind. From the entry blind
  • The water is first filtered and processed to eliminate as much as possible substances that might become radioactive.1955 April, Rafe Gibbs, Popular Mechanics, volume 103, number 4, Hearst Magazines, page 250. From the entry hot garbage
  • Only the bluer light is filtered out; the redder light is scattered by the earth's atmosphere, giving the moon its striking colour.2025 September 6, Priyali Prakash, “Why is a blood moon called so? Sky gazers in India will see a blood moon on September 7 during a total…. From the entry Rayleigh scattering
  • They include cider vinegar, two pre-shampoo products, shampoo, conditioner, hair mayonnaise, oil, leave-in conditioner, end protector, revitalising styling spray and filtered water.2016, Emma Tarlo, Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair, Oneworld Publications, →ISBN. From the entry mayonnaise
  • The precipitate was filtered out, and the filtride on the filter paper was washed repeatedly with distilled water until the filtrate became neutral.2015 September, Yilei Wang, Ahmed G. El-Deen, Peng Li, Bernice H.L. Oh, Zanru Guo, Mya Mya Khin, Yogesh S. Vikhe, Jing Wang, Rebecca G.…. From the entry filtride
  • The dicyclohexylurea by-product was filtered off.2015 September 24, “18 F-FP-PEG 2 -β-Glu-RGD 2 : A Symmetric Integrin α v β 3 -Targeting Radiotracer for Tumor PET Imaging”, in PLOS ONE…. From the entry dicyclohexylurea
  • Rooney's goal certainly came at a good time as the news filtered through that Ukraine were making light work of San Marino.2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian. From the entry make light work of
  • Some wines might be filtered with animal-based ingredients, so just be sure to choose a certifiably vegan wine for your cooking needs.2010, Terry Hope Romero, “The Vegan Latin Pantry”, in Viva Vegan! 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers, Cambridge…. From the entry veganness
  • Former Hidden Camera Steven Kado and artist Brian Joseph Davis channel a little John Cage filtered through deathcore music with their performance Alvin Lucifer.2009 May 21, “Critics' choice”, in Toronto Star. From the entry deathcore
  • Passively accepting the wordscape at any point leads to a 'hardening of the categories', a freezing of the metaphors through which our experience is filtered.2007, Stephen Bowkett, 100+ Ideas for Teaching Creativity, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, page 24. From the entry wordscape
  • On the lovesickly, languorous "Flowerz," garage vocalist Roland Clark swoons amid a heat-haze of sound, again spun from a spangly, filtered disco loop.1999 October, “Reviews”, in SPIN, volume 15, number 10. From the entry lovesickly
  • The glossy reality of photographs has been filtered through into a slender realm, whieh operates under precepts which are diametrically opposed to their superinstantaneous impact.1975, Documenta, Art International 1975-02-20: Volume 19, Issue 2, Art International, page 34. From the entry superinstantaneous
  • Owing to his obiter dicta having to be filtered through a zareba of white hair, it was not always easy to catch exactly what Mr.1961, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 7, in Ice in the Bedroom, New York: Simon & Schuster, page 52. From the entry zeriba
  • In the used model sound waves and external gravitational waves have been filtered; combined inertial-internal gravitational waves, however, are still included in the equations.1959, K. Hinkelmann, “Ein numerisches Experiment mit den primitiven Gleichungen”, in Bert Bolin, editor, The Atmosphere and the Sea in…. From the entry gravitational wave
  • When we've filtered out all the null elements from our collection, we apply the dammit operator to the argument for ToTitleCase, as shown in Listing 2-34.2023, Steve Love, The C# Type System, page 66. From the entry dammit operator
  • We get descriptions of character actions and we’re told about character motives as filtered through the third-person narrator, but we don’t actually get to read these characters’ thoughts.2022 October 10, Brian Collins, “Short Story Review: “Bite-Me-Not or, Fleur de Fleu” by Tanith Lee”, in Science Fiction & Fantasy…. From the entry telly
  • And whatever Gary Cohn or Rex Tillerson or General Mattis or Jeff Sessions or Steve Bannon has to say, it will all end up getting filtered through Javanka.2017 January 18, Michael Kruse, quoting Timothy L. O'Brien, “‘He Has This Deep Fear That He Is Not a Legitimate President’”, in Politico. From the entry Javanka
  • Our perception labels it as negative, just like our minds have been trained to accept only the clinical and unreal, the sterile and unalive, the prepackaged and filtered.2008, The Middle Way - Volumes 83-84, page 145. From the entry unalive

Meaning of filtered

  1. adjective With a filter (e.g., a cigarette).
  2. adjective Having been filtered (e.g., coffee grounds).

Full definition of filtered

Questions about filtered in a sentence

How do you use filtered in a sentence?
Filtered is used as an adjective. For example: “The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter.”
What is a short sentence with filtered?
“The dicyclohexylurea by-product was filtered off.”
What does filtered mean?
Filtered means with a filter (e.g., a cigarette).

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