Example Sentences

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“I was just eating those little sausages on the toothpicks, walking and walking. It was too cold to walk outside. I thought, `I’ve got to buy something here.’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

You can also form large meatballs to make this an entree of sorts or form smaller meatballs and serve these on toothpicks if you're having pals over.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2024

For decades, steady revenue from oil and gas allowed Algeria to import everything from toothpicks to industrial machinery.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Burgers in advertising images, says Ms Wardle, often have "scaffolding" made of toothpicks to stop the bun sliding off the mayonnaise.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

Our store was a rickety, odd, huge wooden structure that looked like it was held together with toothpicks and glue.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride