How to Use dense in a Sentence

dense

adjective
Definition of densenext
Synonyms for densenext
  • In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.
  • That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.
  • Most moss prefers medium to dense shade and acidic soil.
    — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
  • Some of the entries are blurred, and most are too dense or high to make out in the dim light.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
  • Black holes are some of the densest objects in the universe.
    — Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 May 2024
  • For the first 15 yards there was no blood, hair, or a visible trail in the dense brush.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
  • French doors open onto a patio shielded by dense greenery.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 July 2024
  • Other trees, like linden trees, have very broad leaves and can provide really dense shade.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 11 July 2024
  • Shelving along the walls is dense with art pieces, antique vases sourced by Graf, and candelabras lit to set the evening mood.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
  • In a sandy clearing near Israel’s border with Gaza, soldiers, civilians and tourists wandered silently through a dense thicket of poles.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • The most dense concentration is in Hartford’s northside neighborhoods.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
  • Red Mile is a disarmingly earnest exercise in philosophizing, its dense meta-ness more outlined with every listen.
    — Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 26 July 2024
  • The only planet that has been discovered as less dense is the Neptune-like plant Kepler-51d, which was discovered 10 years ago.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
  • The recommendation statement also said more research is needed to learn how best to screen women with dense breasts and to learn how to reduce barriers to care for Black women.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 2 May 2024
  • The red contour is the dense smoke near the West Coast.
    — Anna Buchmann, SFChronicle.com, 14 Sep. 2020
  • From late in the first half on, the game was played in a dense fog.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The cake was dense and moist, with just the right amount of frosting.
    — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The higher the weight, the more fiber per square foot, the more dense and durable the carpet.
    — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 13 Feb. 2019
  • The earthy-woody scent is dense and dark and has a burn time of up to 60 hours.
    — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2022
  • That makes the porcelain denser, shinier, and more durable.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The hallmark of a fresh pilsner is the dense, white head.
    — Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com, 3 July 2019
  • And yet the film is dense with the social, setting it apart.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
  • The air is so dense, the gas looks like fluid near the surface.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2021
  • In the dense forest, no one was able to see who shot the arrow.
    — Scott Wallace, National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The cakes, dense with ginger and other spices and suet, are a true taste of the past.
    — Ruth Reichl, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Here are a few tips for driving in patchy and dense fog.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The animals are spread across the state from the open prairies to the dense timber in the mountains.
    — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The fire spread quickly while dense smoke filled the cabin and flight deck.
    — John Cox, USA TODAY, 10 June 2018
  • Their flesh is sweet and dense, and the skin is edible.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • This type of oatmeal is more dense and takes a bit longer to cook.
    — Cynthia Sass, Rd, Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021

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