spoon

Example Sentences

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Fourteen defeats in the tournament have followed with Wales looking to avoid a wooden spoon for a third successive year.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

When my spoon broke through the wobbly layer of cheesy bread and resurfaced all gooey and molten, the winter suddenly didn’t seem so bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The soup is only considered successful if a spoon can stand completely upright when placed inside the pot -- giving a new meaning to the phrase "stiff competition".

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Mine is empty, the purple remnants of huckleberry shake congealing on the silver spoon.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith