frizzle
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
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
If you're a sucker for frizzled cheesy bits, the cheese-in-patty is for you.
From Salon ● May 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
His laid flat and curled down his forehead while mine grew into an afro and frizzled when I tried to pull the front down.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2018
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
But at least the planets will never be melted and frizzled by an erupting supernova.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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
There was a frizzling in the topsy-turvy little kitchen.
From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney
The hot iron was then thrown down, and was frizzling on the wet ground a few paces from me.
From An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Landor, Arnold Henry Savage
We prefer to insist upon this, that a frizzling comb is a trepanning-instrument for headache, a repeating-watch for an intermittent fever, and a ball-dress is a panacea.
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
Tom had indeed been eyeing the frizzling steaks somewhat hungrily, and, if the truth had but been known, it was only from force of habit.
From A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)
