warm - use in sentences

Object

  • cockle: Here's a story to warm the cockles of your heart, Scully.
  • bench: Warming the bench at Madrid would surely have been a better option than playing with Titus Bramble and Shola Ameobi tho?

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • keep: Recommend lifestyle measures: Keep whole body warm; avoid exposure to cold; consider using portable heating aids in cold weather.

Modifies a noun

  • welcome: Best of all, you will receive a warm welcome in Calgary at any time of the year.
  • glow: Even with the sun well above the horizon, the light cast have a warm glow beloved by landscape photographers.
  • sunshine: Sunday 2nd Feb We set out in warm sunshine for a full day of visits.
  • clothing: The best temperature for studying is about 63 F ( 17 C ), provided you wear warm clothing.
  • hospitality: Ancient olive trees, fabulous warm hospitality - Italy has it all!

Used with adjective complement

  • keep: Find out how to get help to keep warm.
  • stay: Stay warm, dry & protected whatever the weather & whatever messy working conditions.
  • feel: Perhaps the words were forced, but the looks were real and he even felt warm.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: Warm up for Hogmanay on the 31st with a visit to George Street.
  • through: Although superficially intact, even number five was warmed through.

Infinitive complement

  • swim: Summer is long and hot, followed by a very pleasant Autumn, when the sea is still warm enough to swim in.

Present participle complement

  • serve: Drain the spaghetti thoroughly then stir into the sausage mixture and divide between warmed serving bowls.

Preposition: in

  • winter: We desire an indoor climate in which we feel comfortable - warm enough in winter, cool in summer.
  • oven: Keep the cooked fishcakes warm in a low oven whilst you fry the remainder.
  • microwave: Self-heating patches or heat packs that can be warmed in a microwave are a convenient alternative.

Preposition: of

  • greeting: Whatever your reason for staying, you'll be assured of only the warmest of greetings... .

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