salt shaker
Example Sentences
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Woe betide the philistine who requests a salt shaker or asks that a meticulously prepared dish be spice-bombed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
She has fond memories of taking a salt shaker to the family garden so she could clip a few cucumbers and eat them right there in the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
I grabbed a salt shaker from a nearby table, had my mom try the guacamole as-is, then salted it, stirred it with a tortilla chip, and asked her to try again.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2024
Different sources recommend putting anywhere from a 10-to-1 ratio of salt to MSG to a 1-to-1 ratio in your salt shaker to implement this in your daily life.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
She picked up the salt shaker and scattered a few grains into the open eggshell.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
