sprinkle

Example Sentences

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Then drop in a few pickled cucumbers and garnish with a cilantro-onion sprinkle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

If you’re craving a bit of crunch on your freshly-baked muffins, skip the homemade streusel and sprinkle some chia seeds.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Callan explains that he wears a gravity-fed backpack containing 15 litres of water, and his job is to sprinkle the ice with water droplets of different sizes.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

While German municipalities used to allow citizens to sprinkle salt on frozen walkways, this was banned years ago, in favour of just gravel, as the corrosive salt is known to attack the roots of trees.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

I sit down with the same breakfast as everyone else: a bowl of oatmeal with a sprinkle of brown sugar on it, and a mug of coffee.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth