colander
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And the NHL’s most fearsome netminder suddenly looked as impenetrable as a colander.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2025
If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024
Strain through a colander, saving ½ cup of the cooking liquid, then add the pasta to the saute pan, along with the reserved cooking liquid.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
The colander, upside down, was now over Mrs. Frisby.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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