colander
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Meera Daby and her family were using a colander because the glasses had sold out.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Alternatives to the sought-after glasses include a colander or home-made pinhole viewer.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Consultant ophthalmologist David Jones said his top four tips were to use eclipse glasses, a pinhole, colander or a cereal box.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
A colander or a draining spoon will give you lots of mini-eclipses, with the images projected on to the ground while you stand with your back to the Sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The horse followed, turning onto a rutted path lumpy with roots, and it was as if they had slipped in under a giant colander.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
Aside from looking pretty, the pan has a built-in spoon and spatula rest and has a modular design that lets you nest steamer baskets and colanders.
From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021
War-ruined bathhouses are dotted around Aleppo’s Old City, their distinctive domes, punched like colanders with round apertures of colored glass, lying smashed, or looking down on rooms filled with rubble and garbage.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2019
Three professional-grade mixing bowls and two colanders make up this Epicurious set.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2019
In the kitchen, bamboo baskets, long-handled colanders and a huge iron kettle are arranged around a potbellied coal stove.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2017
Brimming bowls and colanders lined the countertop, spices and pastes were measured and blended, and eventually a collection of broths simmered over periwinkle flames on the stove.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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