salt

Example Sentences

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As a result, Lo took everything he said with a grain of salt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

While that’s going, sauté thinly sliced onion in a pan until it softens, then add black beans, salt, pepper, paprika, and cumin.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Today, the tree still stands, its branches shaped by centuries of coastal wind and salt air.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The state’s natural salt “licks” had long been harvested by Native Americans, and by 1888 Michigan produced 40% of U.S.-manufactured salt.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

I dreamed I was still on the sea, that I was still on the ship to France and that I was being sprayed by the salt water.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse