sprinkling
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Mix together a beloved film simmering for decades, a sprinkling of social media hype and a generous glug of star power and you just might conjure up the long-awaited sequel to Practical Magic.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Peppers followed, along with a healthy sprinkling of spices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Others were seen sprinkling water to cool them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
And then I remember that I did the flishing last night and the sprinkling over all the heads the knowingness of the hungry childrens.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
It's not a self-help book by any means, but there are some little sprinklings of actionable data in the book.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
Any that are found must come from geologically recent sprinklings.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
The sprinklings most common in Seattle aren’t going away, according to Rufo-Hill.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2018
Both rallies were predominantly white, with sprinklings of younger Latinos and African Americans.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2016
The rituals were very complicated and the correct order of processions, chants, prostrations, sprinklings with holy water and sacrificial offerings had to be carefully written down so that they wouldn’t be forgotten.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
