spoons
Example Sentences
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I know, I know, some of these comparisons are apples to oranges—forks to spoons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
But here’s the thing: there are nights when you don’t have the spoons to deal with a knife.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Ivorian schoolchildren crowd around masks, finely carved turtles, and ceremonial spoons once admired by visitors of Zurich's Rietberg Museum.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Old wives’ tales of silver spoons turning black when they touch a poisonous mushroom, or that only bright-colored or foul-tasting mushrooms are unsafe are false, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
Olive starts talking about the spoons, but Henry interrupts her.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
