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I absolutely loved my cocktail: a Hemingway daiquiri augmented with the should-be-better-known citrusy pop Squirt, which cleverly came served in an open-topped Squirt can with a big frizzle of fresh mint for garnish.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

In the accompanying recipe, scallions threaded onto skewers alternately with plump scallops bring an extra element of taste, texture and beauty to the plate as the vegetable softens and its ends frizzle attractively once grilled.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2017

On his right is a plate of that same salami, crisped to a sooty black frizzle.

From Salon ● May 7, 2017

Affleck, sporting just a frizzle of gray at sideburn level, brings some satisfying gravity to his performance.

From Time ● Mar. 22, 2016

“Oh, oh, oh! What have you done? I’m spoiled! I can’t go! My hair, oh, my hair!” wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

"Fond" is the crisped, browned bits lightly stuck to the bottom of a pan after cooking something, whether that be a chicken breast, a steak or some frizzled leeks.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024

It’s prettily presented, sitting upright with a crown of frizzled leeks, and disappears in one bite, leaving one wanting at least seven more.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

For a savory alternative, consider serving them with stewed white beans and shaved Parmesan, or a fried egg and frizzled herbs.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022

His laid flat and curled down his forehead while mine grew into an afro and frizzled when I tried to pull the front down.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2018

But at least the planets will never be melted and frizzled by an erupting supernova.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

And the climax, in classic Savall style, was a playful, gently swaying improvisation on a Renaissance “canario” dance melody, building into flurries of notes frizzling off Mr. Savall’s tiny treble viol.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2017

The others joined him just as he had succeeded in inserting a bit of fresh wick; and soon after a strong flame was established, and a fresh spitful of shark-steaks hung frizzling over it.

From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Reid, Mayne

There was no fiery hell, no red-hot pincers, no eternal frizzling and sizzling of the flesh, like unto that of the fish in Mr. Samuel's fish-shop.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

The ant-hill kitchen-range, again called into requisition, had sent up its appetising odour, with buffalo steaks frizzling in the pans, and tongues, the tit-bits, simmering in the pots.

From The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

There was a rattling beneath the grate-bars and an overpowering wave of heat, in the midst of which the man stood bowed, with thin garments scorching and his hair frizzling visibly.

From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold