spoonful
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“I like to immerse myself and have a real experience and hopefully make it funny so it’s like a spoonful of sugar for the audience as they learn something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
But until then, I cherish my cloistered time by the spoonful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Chipotles in adobo bring smoke, spice and richness in a single spoonful.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
A spoonful of finely chopped chipotles in adobo follows, along with black beans and fire-roasted corn, available in the freezer section of the supermarket.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and other flavors smeared their mouths as they shoveled down spoonful after spoonful, not even bothering to acknowledge his presence.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
“The taste is the inheritance,” said Kaweenuntawong, who remembers sipping spoonfuls as a toddler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
He had two spoonfuls, Mr. Valdez, 31, said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
We put generous spoonfuls onto our white rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
She with her steaming mug of java, filled to just halfway, please — and me with my hot chocolate, laced with a few spoonfuls of her coffee.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2023
I nodded, even though I’d only had two spoonfuls of my oatmeal.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
