sprinkling

Example Sentences

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Every year there is the faintly absurd recipe of a dollop of briefing, several tablespoons of speculation and a sprinkling of leaks.

From BBC

The stadium was loud and overwhelmingly blue, with only a sprinkling of Tampa Bay fans.

From Los Angeles Times

Using hand gestures, he said he saw a DR Congo member waving his hand as if sprinkling or shaking something.

From Barron's

The celebrity meeting was a sprinkling of star dust for a still relatively new pope and a way for the Catholic Church to engage more with the world beyond.

From BBC

Try sprinkling a few coffee crystals on top of scooped ice cream for an easy yet elevated caffeinated sweet treat.

From Salon