drizzle
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Once finished, transfer the baby bok choy to your bowl of ramen and drizzle with sesame oil.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Thousands of protesters started gathering from early Monday, defying a steady monsoon drizzle and police barricades put up on routes leading to the site.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Large raindrops fall five times faster than drizzle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
She will be remembered for playing Jill Archer, the mother figure who was known for her lemon drizzle cake, in the programme for nearly 70 years after first appearing in 1957.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The horse was visible outside in the drizzle at the door, my breakfast was put on the table, Drummle’s was cleared away, the waiter invited me to begin, I nodded, we both stood our ground.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
You can add syrup drizzles on top, you can add soft-top cold foam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
He clearly relishes soft playing, with sensitive effects of distant bells and moonlit drizzles in Messiaen’s “La Colombe” and “Le Nombre Léger,” and a murmured sotto voce in Chopin’s Op.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The recipe itself calls for a heaping amount of snow packed into a coffee mug, which is then topped with generous drizzles of chocolate and salted caramel sauce.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
I think they do a spaghetti carbonara where they imitate a real egg so perfectly, like you even cut into the yolk and it drizzles over the carbonara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Ekon winced as the first drizzles of rain pelted his bare arms, slicking his sandals so that every step was harder and harder.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
These oils are gorgeous drizzled over hummus, whisked into salads, or stirred with za’atar for a simple, perfect dip.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
“Meghan imagined what it would taste like to have a sage honey drizzled on her Thanksgiving turkey,” the newsletter revealed.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
“Everyone likes a chicken sandwich,” he notes, but while older consumers still drink hot, black coffee, younger ones gravitate toward colorful energy drinks and iced concoctions that look perfect drizzled with caramel on TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
The classic toasted sesame roll, drizzled with olive oil, and stuffed to the brim with meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion — delicious.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2025
Bowls of popcorn drizzled with olive oil and pepper.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
A rally this month organized by the graduate student union and faculty groups drew well over 100 people despite drizzling rain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Extra virgin olive oil, for example, is packed with antioxidants and beneficial compounds but its low smoke point means it is better for salad dressings or drizzling over food rather than deep frying.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
The bones, wrapped up in a bundle like Santa Claus’ bag of toys, slapped up and down on the back of the priest who carried them, drizzling grease down his back.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024
Patchy fog and drizzling rain could help firefighters in these hot spots as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
It starts drizzling, and in seconds, it pours.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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