How to Use membrane in a Sentence

membrane

noun
Definition of membranenext
  • Turn the lobster tail over and cut the spiny membrane in the back.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Pull the ribs out of the package, remove the membrane on the backside of the bone.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The membrane at the top would have been last, overlapping the side pieces.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The virus latches onto cells in the membrane that lines the eye.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Inside the membrane of the cell wall, a minute world on which all of life depends.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The membrane of the whale liver is the skin of our drums used for the songs, the dances to tell the story of the people of Tikigaq.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022
  • The side pieces would have gone on next, overlapping the first piece of membrane.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The full-hand waterproof membrane is meant to keep your whole hand dry and away from the wet and the cold.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021
  • When a dog starts to get hot, blood will rush to the surfaces of the tongue, gums and membranes to get rid of the excess heat.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
  • Next, cut open the gourd and remove all the stringy membranes and seeds, saving the seeds for later.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Using a large spoon, scoop out all seeds and stringy membranes.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Ribs have a thick membrane along the bone side of the ribs called the silverskin that should be removed.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Peel the large end of the egg under the thing membrane with your fingers just enough to make room for your spoon to get in there and do the rest of the work.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Fatty acids are fragments of lipids that make up the cell’s membranes.
    — Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
  • Just think of all the different cells, membranes and other stuff that’s in skin.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The water helps to separate the egg from the membrane and also washes off any of the pesky eggshell pieces.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The membranes protect fans from the sun and rain while still permitting fresh air.
    — Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Once the water gets under the membrane of the shell, an egg peels easily.
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Transparent lens membrane of the right eye covers the iris.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Where’s the membrane between song and prose and poetry?
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
  • Remove the seeds and membranes from this serrano to dial down the heat, or leave them in to keep things hot.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 July 2023
  • The tissue from the 45-year-old woman’s brain was stained with heavy metals, which bind to lipid membranes in cells.
    — Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The conjunctiva is a thin and clear membrane that lines the inside of your eyelid and the white part of your eye.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Your ability to smell starts in the mucus membranes of our nose.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This gives the eggshell’s protective coat time to wear off, which makes the white less likely to stick to the inner membrane and shrink.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Heating from the inside out breaks down the citrus membranes.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The rib cage shields the lungs, and the pleura is a protective membrane that covers and cushions them.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The whole virus enters the cell in a bubble instead of membrane entry.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • That’s because both the egg white and the thin membrane holding the yolk together thin out as an egg ages.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Another essential part of a cell is the membrane that encloses it.
    — Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024

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