sprinkled

Example Sentences

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The Dallas area is sprinkled with fast-growing exurbs, even as the city itself—as well as some closer suburbs—lost population in the last measured year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The meetings were sprinkled with moments of levity: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani presented Rubio with certificates documenting his ancestors’ roots in Italy and Rubio cracked jokes in Spanish about needing to learn Italian.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Finding his Spotify playlists increasingly sprinkled with tracks he suspected were AI generated, the Leipzig-based software developer built a tool to automatically label and block them from his listening.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The only distinguishing features were a few hurried strips of grilled chicken and a light dusting of Tony Chachere’s — not stirred into the sauce, mind you, but sprinkled on top, like an afterthought.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Sydney was among the fifteen students whose speeches would be sprinkled among more famous names.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti