shaker

Example Sentences

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He started out with some basic tips: Fill the shaker with the least expensive ingredients first, so you don’t waste the expensive stuff if you mess up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

He held up a shaker filled with salt and spices and pointed out the little holes on the shaker’s cover.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Before that, I only knew the Kraft shaker bottle.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

The two leads enjoy such an easygoing groove that you’re soon dreaming about the time when their characters can once again go looking for that lost shaker of salt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Jude jostles my leg under the table with her foot to get my attention back from the salt shaker I realize I’ve been staring down.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson