sprinkle
Example Sentences
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“He knows how to sprinkle them with humor or to film them in a way you don’t expect.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
In contrast to Cannes or Venice, which regularly attract Oscar contenders, Berlin does not feature as many large-scale US productions and the sprinkle of stardust that often accompanies them.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Mississippi didn’t sprinkle fairy dust on its schools to improve them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
A spritz of lemon or lime and a sprinkle of salt is often enough — startlingly so — to make them feel alive rather than virtuous.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
I wash my trembling hands and sprinkle flour on the wooden board at our counter.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Vocabulary lists containing sprinkle
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