colander
Example Sentences
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No longer are we picking through clothing donations or wishing we had a colander or worrying about running out of time in short-term rentals.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025
And the NHL’s most fearsome netminder suddenly looked as impenetrable as a colander.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2025
If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
Strain through a colander, saving ½ cup of the cooking liquid, then add the pasta to the saute pan, along with the reserved cooking liquid.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
My Swiss cheese brain, the one I’d so often compared to a hole-filled colander, actually remembered something.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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