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I absolutely loved my cocktail: a Hemingway daiquiri augmented with the should-be-better-known citrusy pop Squirt, which cleverly came served in an open-topped Squirt can with a big frizzle of fresh mint for garnish.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

In the accompanying recipe, scallions threaded onto skewers alternately with plump scallops bring an extra element of taste, texture and beauty to the plate as the vegetable softens and its ends frizzle attractively once grilled.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2017

On his right is a plate of that same salami, crisped to a sooty black frizzle.

From Salon ● May 7, 2017

Affleck, sporting just a frizzle of gray at sideburn level, brings some satisfying gravity to his performance.

From Time ● Mar. 22, 2016

“Oh, oh, oh! What have you done? I’m spoiled! I can’t go! My hair, oh, my hair!” wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Squished in a very hot pan and sizzled until they have a "golden brown crust and frizzled crispy edges."

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2022

It’s prettily presented, sitting upright with a crown of frizzled leeks, and disappears in one bite, leaving one wanting at least seven more.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

Extreme drought brought on by the 8.2-kiloyear event would have frizzled feed crops and grazing lands, and cooler winters would have increased animals’ food requirements.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 13, 2018

I coated semi-boneless quail halves with the spice mix, dredged them in seasoned cornstarch and deep-fried them until crispy and frizzled.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2015

Her hair is frizzled, with stray strands curling upward.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

And the climax, in classic Savall style, was a playful, gently swaying improvisation on a Renaissance “canario” dance melody, building into flurries of notes frizzling off Mr. Savall’s tiny treble viol.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2017

Here's the attic, and here's my starvation"—Paul gaily popped the frizzling sausages on a chipped hot plate—"and here's your aspiring servant hoping to be novelist, dramatist, and what not—to say nothing of why not?

From The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume

In a very short time the fat pig was converted into pork, and some prime chops were frizzling and hissing away before the fire.

From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout

He appeared about to say something further, but just then Prescott flung the scuttle slide back, and a smell of coffee and frizzling pork flowed out of it.

From Thrice Armed by Harold Bindloss

In a few minutes everybody had slices of bacon frizzling gayly, and getting more or less charred.

From Winona of the Camp Fire by Margaret Widdemer