How to Use hatch in a Sentence

hatch

1 of 2 noun
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  • Karl pulled the heavy hatch door closed, and sealed it.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • But how does the beetle get the frog to, uh, open up the hatch?
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The crew, lit up by the glow of our red brake lights, began to emerge from the hatch.
    — Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The spacemen gave him a stack, shut their hatch, and flew off in haste.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a hopper on the top of the machine with a hatch that opens to put twigs in.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2023
  • And the ring saving his hand when the hatch closes on it.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The coolest feature on the Studio is the large rear hatch, which opens and forms an awning.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2023
  • On the Owyhee, browns will hammer dry flies and nymphs, so be on the lookout and match the hatch!
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The dads’ Atomic Taco was a hit, best known for its hatch green chili.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The hot hatch is equipped with a unique hood, front splitter, and swan-neck rear wing.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
  • The wagon’s roof extends past the C-pillar all the way to a rear hatch.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 June 2022
  • Not familiar with the hatch in this part of the Sierra?
    — Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The deck is continuous from the rear wheels to the front, and a hatch at the back provides access to the bag.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
  • There was a car backed into the construction site with the rear hatch open and all the lights turned off.
    — cleveland, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Or force the first player in a cramped space to solve a quick puzzle that then opens the hatch to get them to the top level.
    — EW.com, 25 Oct. 2023
  • When the chick hatches, to tide it over until the time the female returns with food, the male feeds the chick crop milk.
    — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The deck is continuous from the rear wheels to the front, and a lift up hatch at the back provides access to the bag.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Above the garage is a storage space with a hatch to hoist engines into his shop.
    — oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Think of matching the hatch when deciding on what Senkos to fish.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Then there’s the stairway leading to a hatch that opens onto the roof, where Zdarsky showed me his sniper’s nest.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The box in back of this wagon earns high marks for its broad, low load floor and 48-inch-wide hatch opening.
    — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The affected tamales were filled with white cheese and hatch green chiles instead of black beans, the FDA said.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • After the wreath sank from view, Vescovo climbed down the submersible hatch, and the dive began.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 1 July 2023
  • Photos show the woman on top of the SUV that appears to have had its back hatch busted open in the crash.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Chum salmon hatch in freshwater streams and rivers, then migrate to salty oceans to feed and grow.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The suspect dropped to a blue waste bin below the hatch, and his weight appeared to push him through the lid, according to the clip.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 28 July 2023
  • Above the hatch is a backpack with life-support systems.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Getting into the submersible was a bit like crawling through the back hatch of an S.U.V. with no seats.
    — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 2 July 2023
  • Getting into the submersible was a bit like crawling through the back hatch of an SUV with no seats.
    — John Branch, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023
  • The larvae hatch and feed inside, hollowing out the twig, which then dies.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
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hatch

2 of 2 verb
  • Once the egg has hatched, the active life of a tardigrade lasts from 3 to 30 months.
    — Laurent Palka, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Once a week, Markham would check in to see if the casings had hatched yet.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
  • All sauropods were born small—even the largest species hatched from eggs about the size of a soccer ball.
    — Riley Black, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
  • New York isn’t the only city to hatch a plan in hopes of killing two birds with one stone.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The nymphs that hatch there will develop over the winter and emerge to fly north for the spring.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño hatched on Valentine’s Day 2023.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The pair fall madly in love before hatching a plan to break out of the joint.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Yes, schemes are hatched, alliances are formed, and blood feuds are forged.
    — Siren Goes Off, Vulture, 16 June 2023
  • Get to the expensive restaurant, hatch the sleazy plot to to undo.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The three hatched the idea for Clean Virginia, a nonprofit that Bills would fund and Gilmore would run.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Kendall Roy would hatch overwrought schemes against them.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Kids will be amazed as this chick chirps, taps, hatches out of its egg and hops around while singing.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But then to Clifford's shock, all 50 of Terrence's eggs hatched.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The eggs hatch, and tiny nymphs burrow into the soil, beginning the process over again.
    — Julie Bosman Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 4 May 2024
  • In Jackie’s case, half of her eggs have hatched during the time she has been observed.
    — Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • About six weeks later, the eggs hatch, and cicada nymphs plummet to the ground.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But when its young hatched from those eggs, the creature produced milk to feed it — a mammalian trait.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But before Mario’s beloved dino sidekick can hatch, the movie fades to black.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Lanternfly eggs will hatch in the next couple months as spring arrives.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Then, when the insects hatch from eggs produced last year, they will be controlled.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2023
  • When the eggs hatch, the larvae — which are grubs — feed on the core of the plant, leaving it vulnerable to rot from the inside out.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Fintch has no plans to stay in jail, regardless of what the FBI think, and soon hatches a daring plan to break out.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Apr. 2023
  • By this point, many of the young night herons hatched in Fells Point earlier this year have grown their feathers and flown away.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2023
  • When the eggs hatch, milkweed is the only plant the white, black, and yellow striped caterpillars will eat.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Pat hatched earlier this year on March 17, St. Patrick's Day.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Three baby flamingos have hatched at Tracy Aviary — and a couple more may be on the way.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The third eaglet hatched Sunday at the Dulles nest, emerging from its shell just before 7:45 a.m.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Liberty Wildlife then took in the entire nest and all the eggs to provide care before and after the birds hatched.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The fastest animal on earth made a home of an 11th floor ledge this spring, with three fledglings hatching in early May.
    — Annasofia Scheve, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
  • As the Orioles waited out last week’s lengthy rain delay against the New York Yankees, an idea was hatched.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2023

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