pepper

Example Sentences

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Asked about Valdez, Bis said law enforcement deployed chemical irritants including pepper balls, but not rubber bullets, after agitators attempted to breach the perimeter at Glass House Farms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Lalique salt and pepper grinders priced at £2,618.16 were bought in January 2020.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Whether the substance was tear gas — which, incidentally, is a powder, not a gas — or pepper spray is unclear.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Stir well, then season with soy sauce, a few grinds of black pepper and salt as needed.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

That one meal never varied: hot water with a little salt or pepper, and if we were lucky, bits of potato skin and slivers of other vegetables.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson