ladle
Example Sentences
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The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.
I like anything effervescent and not too sweet, ideally ladled from a punch bowl because punch bowls inherently make adults feel like children in the best possible way.
From Salon
This is peak Alito, bristling at slights even as he ladles out criticism.
From Washington Post
Then, and only then, does Smith fry the patty, obsessively ladling rendered beef fat over the meat until the surface caramelizes to wring out that Maillard reaction.
From Seattle Times
They explain that a better plate of pasta almost always comes from "using a ladle of the pasta cooking water in your sauce to help season and add body."
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
