sizzle
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The actors, in turn, can add a few performances for their sizzle reels that post-date whatever controversy pushed them out of the limelight.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Bankers often sell the sizzle, not the steak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But you can still watch a sizzle reel of Argentina defeating Egypt and follow Switzerland vs.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Tuesday’s Google I/O developer conference failed to pack the sizzle that some investors were hoping for.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
My attitude started to sizzle as I reluctantly took the baton again.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
Recorded in just three days, this album of blues covers sizzles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The next day is deep-clean Monday, when First Watch dishwashers scrub coffee urns and the greasy grates where bacon sizzles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
That distinct fat melts slowly in the oven, creating a loose, craggy structure that sizzles into a proper crust on the outside while staying plush within.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
The perfectly red fillet cut sizzles in the pan, its juices releasing a meaty aroma.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
She plops dough onto a pan so hot it sizzles.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Pots clanged and oil sizzled inside the London kitchen of Syrian chef Imad Alarnab, as the former refugee who fled his country's civil war recalled hosting King Charles III.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
When Mom thought the oil was close, she would flick a little flour into it, and if it sizzled and shimmied just right, she knew it was ready.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
Steam rises from snack stands selling noodles and sizzled octopus on sticks on the Chinese side.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Canzone, 26, sizzled this spring, hitting .309 with four homers and 13 RBI, perhaps the Mariners’ most improved player.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
It was dusk, but the desert stones still sizzled from the daytime sun.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
The sizzling temperatures are brought on by a combination of a strong upper-level ridge of high pressure coming from Arizona and an offshore flow coming from the north and east.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
For many, the smell of charcoal and sizzling meat is the scent of summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
But for all of the Stones’ gusto, it’s the cover versions that find them at their sizzling best.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Many of Mr. Coppola’s recollections are sensory: roasted peppers, his grandma’s sizzling meatballs, a neighbor’s homemade wine sweetened with peaches—“smells and tastes that intoxicate me to this day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Hamburger patties are sizzling on the open grill.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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