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

Using a colander or other method of choice, shake off excess flour-cornmeal before lowering okra into hot oil.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 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

Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Laleh looked up at the sound of her name, and Babou gave her a handful of basil leaves from the colander, wrapped in a damp paper towel.

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