colander

Example Sentences

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Reserve some of the pasta water and then drain everything into a colander.

From Washington Post

It’s an invitation to all of us: To put on our colanders, take up our kitchen implements and give ourselves over to make-believe.

From New York Times

Yet if the goal is to plug the holes in the U.S. information sphere, banning TikTok and other foreign apps might be like a Band-Aid on a colander.

From Washington Post

Rinse your vegetable harvest in a dedicated outdoor wire basket or colander to keep soil in the garden and out of the kitchen sink.

From Seattle Times

"Don't put the mushrooms under running water or throw them into a colander for a wash," he writes.

From Salon