dusted over
Example Sentences
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This along with the spices should be dusted over the mixed fruit and nuts, kneaded together.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2022
As Stevens explains, when dusted over a greased pan, “flour creates a smooth, thin, sealed crust on baked goods that helps them slide from the pan without resistance.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022
The embroideries are made entirely by hand, involving a process called spolvero, in which minuscule holes are made over the lines of a drawing, then dusted over with a blue-solution-soaked sponge.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2021
It’s filled with seemingly unorganized shelves of shoe polishes and leather cleansers, some dusted over from years of quiescence.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2017
The red paprika dusted over white feathers had turned them a most unchickenlike shade of pink.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
