Below you will find example sentences with "medium heat". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Medium Heat in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: heat
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 17.3 words

Words in this phrase

medium heat

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • medium can mean: The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. Frequent word
  • heat can mean: Thermal energy. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 8 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

skillet over medium heat 3× butter over medium heat 2× oil over medium heat 2× saucepan over medium heat 2× oil over medium heat add garlic 1× on a medium heat heat the 1× on a medium heat until nicely 1× over a medium heat and put 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

heat a large 2× in a large 2× in a medium 2× combine the walnuts 1× for the brown 1× heat a non 1×

Common sentence endings:

over medium heat 11× about one minute 1× are medium rare 1× cook 3 minutes 1× for 30 minutes 1× oil for frying 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

oil 13× large 7× pan 7× butter 6× skillet 6× olive 5× saucepan 5× tablespoon 4× frying 4× minutes 4× melt 4× cook 4×

Related phrases

heat exhaustion heat stroke heat pump extreme heat heat waves heat transfer miami heat medium enterprises medium sized medium term

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around heat:

heat exhaustion 15× heat stroke 15× heat pump 13× extreme heat 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

medium enterprises mediterranean diet medicine wheel medicine specialist medicine hat medicare advantage

Just after it in the phrase index:

medium sized medium term meeting rooms mega evolution meghan markle melbourne australia

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

medium enterprises medium sized medium term

Same ending:

extreme heat miami heat

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "medium heat" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 17.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as skillet over medium heat, butter over medium heat, oil, large and pan stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat pump, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and heat pump, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with medium heat

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Place a medium-size skillet over medium heat. (8 words)

In medium pan, melt the butter over medium heat. (9 words)

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, season the steaks either side and fry for about 5 minutes in total until golden, a slight give to them without being too squashy will indicate they are medium-rare. (44 words)

Heat the vegetable oil in a deep fryer or wok and fry a few at a time on a medium heat until nicely browned, about 8 minutes, turning to cook the other side. (33 words)

In a small saucepan on a medium heat, heat the syrup and oil/butter until the mix bubbles fiercely, then pour over the oat mixture. (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, season the steaks either side and fry for about 5 minutes in total until golden, a slight give to them without being too squashy will indicate they are medium-rare.

In a medium or large saute pan set to medium heat, start by heating up a few glugs of olive oil for frying.

For the brown butter, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

Warm a tablespoon of oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.

Place a medium-size skillet over medium heat.

Combine the walnuts and stock in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.

In medium pan, melt the butter over medium heat.

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Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add the olive oil.

Heat another 1 tablespoon of oil and add garlic and spinach over medium heat.

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan over medium heat.

In a Dutch oven or deep skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.

In a large deep-frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat.

In a small saucepan on a medium heat, heat the syrup and oil/butter until the mix bubbles fiercely, then pour over the oat mixture.

Heat a large non stick pan over a medium heat and put in a teaspoon of oil.

Heat a non-stick griddle or a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat; add onion and cook 3 minutes.

Heat the vegetable oil in a deep fryer or wok and fry a few at a time on a medium heat until nicely browned, about 8 minutes, turning to cook the other side.

In a large deep skillet, heat the remaining quarter cup of olive oil over medium heat, add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, about one minute.

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