sprinkle
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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
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
Powerful, quick and with a sprinkle of star dust that is Luis Diaz.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Thunder growled again, and a sprinkle of rain started to fall.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
As a young numbat scoffs his breakfast – custard with "termite sprinkles" – at Perth Zoo, a keeper explains how this stud's upcoming release at Dryandra will help boost genetic diversity.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Writer-director Bart Layton sprinkles the film with inviting overhead shots of L.A. traffic flowing smoothly, which is to say he indulges a fantasy to rival anything in “Thor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
One wears sprinkles like confetti or a glaze sticky as the night and waits under hard light at an airport coffee counter.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
Susan Prunty’s bakery in Medford, Ore., sold about 25 Christmas cookie decorating kits through the middle of last December, complete with a dozen freshly baked sugar cookies, buttercream frosting, and sprinkles.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
The santero dips his middle finger in holy water and sprinkles it on the floor to refresh the shells.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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
People sprinkled cat litter, got mats out of their own vehicles to place under the tires.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He had always been a good student, securing almost all A’s with a few Bs sprinkled in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The case came to light after officials from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found reviews that diners had posted online with photographs of dishes sprinkled with ants.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Those freckles looked like she’d been sprinkled with something extra, and I forgot all about pretending to know what I was doing.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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
Baltimore used to address its vacant issue on a citywide basis, sprinkling funds across neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
The price always starts at five when it’s just sprinkling, then goes up to fifteen when it’s really pouring.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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