salt shaker

Example Sentences

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I grabbed a salt shaker from a nearby table, had my mom try the guacamole as-is, then salted it, stirred it with a tortilla chip, and asked her to try again.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024

About 70 percent of the sodium people eat comes from packaged, processed and restaurant foods, according to the FDA; not from the salt shaker on the kitchen counter.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

The “deluxe gourmet” cook kit contains your grandpa’s Coleman stove, two old aluminum pots, a teakettle, a handful of plastic utensils, a roll of paper towels, a can opener and a disposable salt shaker.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2021

For instance, the salt shaker can be used for cooking, but also in terms of someone being "salty" — video game slang for being upset or bitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2018

‘Same old Jean Louise. Remember when she—?’” He put down the salt shaker.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee