sprinkling

Example Sentences

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"The star has so little carbon that it suggests an early sprinkling of cosmic dust is responsible for making it," said Ji.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

She mastered the social and political media by not being boring, sprinkling her views with salty talk and a sassy smile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Beyond lofty sentiments, there was a sprinkling of actual facts and policies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Let the baked star cool before sprinkling with a generous dusting of powdered sugar.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

I’d been sleeping in some type of vine, and wherever my body was exposed my skin had a sprinkling of pink rash.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer