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sprinkle

[spring-kuhl] / ˈsprɪŋ kəl /


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Pour it in a pretty bottle, sprinkle some social-media buzz and you have a product that’s as much about joining a cultural moment as it is about the water itself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

It’s also his first record sung predominantly in Spanish — along with the occasional sprinkle of English and Korean.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

During a red alert -- the highest level -- the ministry advises people to eat light, stay indoors in the hottest parts of the day and sprinkle themselves with cool water.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Powerful, quick and with a sprinkle of star dust that is Luis Diaz.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Thunder growled again, and a sprinkle of rain started to fall.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Her name was her brand, and so, too, was her profile: the full bosom and tiny waist, platinum wig and baubles like sprinkles on an ice cream cone, 5 feet tall standing in five-inch heels.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Ice cream parlours have previously pointed to the mounting costs of ingredients like sprinkles and cocoa powder which have hit the industry.

From BBC May 23, 2026

Writer-director Bart Layton sprinkles the film with inviting overhead shots of L.A. traffic flowing smoothly, which is to say he indulges a fantasy to rival anything in “Thor.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

One wears sprinkles like confetti or a glaze sticky as the night and waits under hard light at an airport coffee counter.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

There were giant donuts with sprinkles, giant donuts powdered, iced!

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

And who knew that 19th-century San Francisco socialites ground up iridescent abalone shells and sprinkled them on their invitations?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

People sprinkled cat litter, got mats out of their own vehicles to place under the tires.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

He had always been a good student, securing almost all A’s with a few Bs sprinkled in.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

The case came to light after officials from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found reviews that diners had posted online with photographs of dishes sprinkled with ants.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

When it boiled, she sprinkled in the fine grains and stirred.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

You hadn’t had “Twin Peaks,” although we were kind of slightly “The Office,” “Twin Peaks,” sprinkling of “Northern Exposure” maybe, but nothing I think of that sort had been for a while.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Baltimore used to address its vacant issue on a citywide basis, sprinkling funds across neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2026

A court upheld a ban on people sprinkling salt outside their homes and businesses.

From Barron's Feb. 5, 2026

He thought of pretty Deirdre with the sprinkling of freckles across her nose.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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