colander
Example Sentences
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Sometimes I felt like my brain was one of those colanders our housekeeper, Mrs. Ellsworth, used to drain pasta, full of little holes that let all sorts of important things escape without my permission.
From Literature
And the NHL’s most fearsome netminder suddenly looked as impenetrable as a colander.
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
Enthralled, Elio plops a colander on his head and pleads for aliens to touch down and “take me with you — but not in a desperate way.”
From Los Angeles Times
Using a colander or other method of choice, shake off excess flour-cornmeal before lowering okra into hot oil.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
