1
a
: water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt
b
: a strong saline solution (as of calcium chloride)
2
: the water of a sea or salt lake
brined; brining
: to treat (as by steeping) with brine
briner
noun
Examples of brine in a Sentence
Noun
The chicken was soaked in brine before it was roasted.
for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Add vodka, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot sauce, celery salt, pepper and olive brine.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Preparing the frozen turkey is easier than brining and roasting your own, just make sure to take thawing time into consideration for the big meal.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Twice a day for one Martian month every Martian year, salty brines may form from melting frost.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Add vodka, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot sauce, celery salt, pepper and olive brine.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Its large chicken tenders are first brined, then breaded, fried and spiced.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Preparing the frozen turkey is easier than brining and roasting your own, just make sure to take thawing time into consideration for the big meal.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brine
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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