How to Use jell in a Sentence

jell

verb
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  • But the group seemed to jell early on, hence the hoots and hollers from the back of the bus on the first full day.
    — Terri Colby, The Seattle Times, 16 June 2017
  • Well-timed, the Canes seem to have jelled just in time for the postseason.
    — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 22 May 2017
  • How’s the team going to jell together with some of the new pieces?
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Its disparate parts don’t quite jell, and the ending feels rushed.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The last month has been a process of getting both up to game speed, and figuring out how to jell.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 27 Mar. 2022
  • At least, that would give him more reps to jell with the starting line before the Sept. 11 season opener.
    — Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Things will get better for the offense as the players jell around Uiagalelei.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Despite returning five starters from last year's group, the Lions opened the week at 3-4 and are still jelling as a group.
    — Rich Mayor, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Ellis was a borderline all-star but didn't seem to jell on the court with Curry, a first-round pick in 2009.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Such a scenario might tell us a lot about whether Brown will jell with a group that touts unselfishness.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The question at the start of camp was how well the new players would jell in Donovan’s more up-tempo offense.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • With 26 games left in the regular season, the new-look Cavs have plenty to sort out and little time to jell.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Perry’s game was largely based on an east-west style and cycling the puck down low, which does not jell with how the Ducks want to play.
    — Curtis Zupke, latimes.com, 19 June 2019
  • The effort to stabilize the chef John Besh’s restaurant group in New Orleans has had more time to jell.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
  • As Hüsker Dü jelled into a blitzkrieg hardcore trio, the bond between Mould and Hart deepened.
    — Jason Heller, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The coaching staff had concerns about what the new team might look like and how fast players could jell together on the ice.
    — Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The defense wasn’t intact until about a week before the opener, and never had a chance to jell.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2021
  • As team captain and the heart of the Pride’s defense, Harris will be under pressure as this group tries to jell in a short time frame.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Making a difference: Rochelle Zell jells on the court by helping others off the court.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Brendan Perlini is jelling with the Red Wings after a slow start.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2019
  • This team will be scrappy but may take some time to jell into a cohesive unit.
    — Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Last year, Ainge said, the questions were centered on whether such a deep, talented roster could find a way to jell.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • The Lakers are hoping their team jells quickly enough to win a championship this year.
    — Tania Ganguli, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019
  • This remains a really good defense and the offense should jell at some point soon.
    — Adam Burkevsin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Creating depth at the position is vital, the new coach said, for an offense to jell.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 27 Aug. 2019
  • With inconsistent starters in 2020, the Horned Frogs have to figure out which players jell as a unit and which players don’t.
    — Katherine G Griffith, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The Huskies started 4-3 as their eight returning players worked to jell with the newcomers.
    — Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • For a team whose new scoring options may take some time to jell, defense will likely still be its calling card.
    — Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2019
  • This time last year, teams clung to the desperate hope that Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant might not jell as expected.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The line is developing and should jell as the season progresses.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2022

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