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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

For an earthy, curry-inspired bowl of soup, sprinkle in a pinch of cumin and coriander or add in a few drops of toasted sesame oil.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 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

I could feel his eyes on my back as I half-ran through the light sprinkle toward the porch.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

I’ll add orange and espresso to that, and sometimes I’ll have them put sprinkles on top because sprinkles are amazing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"If you start out with pure vanilla ice cream but start mixing in sprinkles soon after, it won't be long until you can no longer find any pristine, plain, vanilla ice cream," Zhu said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

He dismissively compares the building to a mona de Pascua, an Easter cake decorated with colorful sprinkles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

A "chocolate doughnut Easter egg" triggers curiosity - a shell blended with shortbread and fudge pieces, topped with sprinkles.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

“No double-scoop cookie dough on a sugar cone? With sprinkles? What happened?”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

Coltrane is also deeply interested in the Buddhist principles of karma and dharma, or the moral duties and obligations to a right way of life, which are sprinkled throughout the novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Later in the record, on “How Love’s Supposed to Go,” he begins the song with clipped phrases sprinkled with funky accents in another luxurious rhythm that almost sounds like a classic sample.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The BBC previously heard from one frustrated listener, who, after finding his playlists increasingly sprinkled with tracks he suspected were AI-generated, built a tool to automatically label and block them.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

Then he cut up the meat, and sprinkled salt over the pieces as he laid them on a board.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The 5-foot-8 Atlanta performer, who has been told his voice presents as friendly “with a sprinkling of nerdy fun,” plays a Jason Momoa-sized commander.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Peppers followed, along with a healthy sprinkling of spices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 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

It rose flapping its wings and disappeared into the clouds, to a send-off of applause, whistlings, handkerchiefs, drumrolls, and the sprinkling of holy water.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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