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'extract' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'extract' with 11 example sentences.


extract verb

: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

: get despite difficulties or obstacles

: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

: extract by the process of distillation

: separate (a metal) from an ore

: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

: calculate the root of a number

extract noun

: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

: a passage selected from a larger work


  • Olive oil is extracted from olives.
  • She extracts beautiful colors from turmeric.
  • Your tooth must be extracted.
  • Several companies currently produce cosmetic products containing extracts of animal placenta.
  • DNA is extracted from a blood sample.
  • He extracted salt from seawater through crystallization.
  • How can I extract the audio from a video clip?
  • He extracted a passage from the poem.
  • Rubber is extracted from rubber trees.
  • They used to extract teeth.
  • I took a beetroot extract today.
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