stir
Example Sentences
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Using a wooden spoon, stir the lentils often to avoid burning them.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
The big V6 doesn’t make so much of a stir so it can get by with hydroelastic mounts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Mythos caused a stir when it was announced in April, with Anthropic claiming it had found a weakness in one legacy system which had remained hidden for nearly 30 years.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Not only has the Netflix roast caused a stir among viewers, but the comedians who participated also have been trading slights in recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
I passed her, but she caught up to me at the door and blew upward to stir an errant strand of hair out of her sepia-brown eyes.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing stir
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"A Raisin in the Sun," "My Father is a Simple Man," and "My Mother Pieced Quilts"
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