colander

Example Sentences

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And the NHL’s most fearsome netminder suddenly looked as impenetrable as a colander.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2025

If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Farther to the east, at one point it seemed as if the Mojave Desert was as hole-pocked as a colander.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Strain through a colander, saving ½ cup of the cooking liquid, then add the pasta to the saute pan, along with the reserved cooking liquid.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

He nodded at the couch behind him, then went back to paring the stalks of fresh cilantro from the colander next to him.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram