cruet

Example Sentences

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A glass case displays dozens of chalices and wine-and-water cruet sets.

From Seattle Times

They subbed out their footwear for bowling shoes and made their way to the lane where Ms. Tamblyn ordered for everybody: French fries, a platter of fried chicken, a bubbling cruet of macaroni and cheese.

From New York Times

The research led Cage to the Chalice Well in Glastonbury, where “legend had it that in that place was a grail chalice, or two cruets rather, one of blood and one of sweat.”

From Salon

Originally, gazpacho didn’t feature tomatoes: just water, bread, vinegar and garlic, like a person trying to make a meal just from the cruets on the table of a taverna.

From The Guardian

The staff forgets to mention a vital instruction: Douse the nayeh with olive oil from the cruet on your table.

From Los Angeles Times