pestle

Example Sentences

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A few had tooth structures that acted like a mortar and pestle and were able to grind in addition to just cutting.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

In a perfect pesto world, that frozen sauce is homemade — a mix of tiny-leafed Genovese basil, Italian pine nuts and good olive oil that you’ve pounded by hand with a mortar and pestle.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

The mortar and pestle of the fashion industry is here to grind your Pinterest board and your Etsy wish lists into the paste of “the next big thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023

I poured the chocolate from the mortar and pestle into the tray and allowed it to set at room temperature.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2023

She looked searchingly at Granny, who was pounding millet with pestle and mortar and mixing it with sorghum and nuts for an African delicacy.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane