spoon
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
You could spoon it on instead, of course, but piping the ricotta creates exactly the kind of unnecessary flourish brunch deserves.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
It is best known for its unusually low melting point, which allows a gallium spoon to melt in a cup of hot tea.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Other items such as an Oxo wooden spoon set, a Le Creuset wine stopper and Wusthof shears - all bought on Amazon - were photographed inside the motorhome.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
She said she scared the bear away by screaming and banging a pot with a wooden spoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
We grow into whatever we allow to be made of us, and we’re sold—like the spoon or the basket.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
As the sun sank, neighbors began banging spoons on metal pots from inside their homes, the subtle but unmistakable clank of government protests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
Mike Piazza, the slugger expensively coached from boyhood in the modern manner, saw “the silver spoons of his youth smelted into the first of ten consecutive Silver Slugger awards.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Ivorian schoolchildren crowd around masks, finely carved turtles, and ceremonial spoons once admired by visitors of Zurich's Rietberg Museum.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Cooks add canned tomatoes and peppers with handfuls of spices, stirring the sauce with giant spoons.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
The New York Times puzzles grow progressively harder as the week advances, with Monday being the easiest and Saturday requiring the sort of mind that can bend spoons.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
They stood and screamed as one as Auger-Aliassime spooned a backhand long to confirm Djokovic's victory.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Coconut milk, chickpeas and sweet potatoes become a quick curry spooned over rice and showered with scallions.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
It ended up spooned over chicken, rice and greens, the whole thing rich without ever touching cream.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
Whisked egg yolks and sugar get spooned on top, like a frothy, golden ambrosia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
She spooned food into his mouth like he was a toddler, which he seemed to enjoy a lot.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
New England-style lobster rolls weren’t always so plentiful in Los Angeles, and Connie & Ted’s offered some of the best and most consistent, spooning lobster shipped fresh from Gloucester, Mass., onto fluffy, griddled rolls.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
An alternative to jams or jellies, we love spooning it onto bites of toasted bagels or hot buttered toast.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Don’t start spooning up coleslaw because you think it’ll stop you from getting cancer.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
It felt perfectly complete to reach back into the fridge, take out the strained yogurt and balance out the dish by spooning some on top.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
His wife was spooning Cerelac into the baby’s mouth.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
