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I absolutely loved my cocktail: a Hemingway daiquiri augmented with the should-be-better-known citrusy pop Squirt, which cleverly came served in an open-topped Squirt can with a big frizzle of fresh mint for garnish.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

In the accompanying recipe, scallions threaded onto skewers alternately with plump scallops bring an extra element of taste, texture and beauty to the plate as the vegetable softens and its ends frizzle attractively once grilled.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2017

On his right is a plate of that same salami, crisped to a sooty black frizzle.

From Salon ● May 7, 2017

Affleck, sporting just a frizzle of gray at sideburn level, brings some satisfying gravity to his performance.

From Time ● Mar. 22, 2016

“Oh, oh, oh! What have you done? I’m spoiled! I can’t go! My hair, oh, my hair!” wailed Meg, looking with despair at the uneven frizzle on her forehead.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

If you're a sucker for frizzled cheesy bits, the cheese-in-patty is for you.

From Salon ● May 27, 2022

It’s prettily presented, sitting upright with a crown of frizzled leeks, and disappears in one bite, leaving one wanting at least seven more.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

For a savory alternative, consider serving them with stewed white beans and shaved Parmesan, or a fried egg and frizzled herbs.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022

His laid flat and curled down his forehead while mine grew into an afro and frizzled when I tried to pull the front down.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2018

But at least the planets will never be melted and frizzled by an erupting supernova.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

And the climax, in classic Savall style, was a playful, gently swaying improvisation on a Renaissance “canario” dance melody, building into flurries of notes frizzling off Mr. Savall’s tiny treble viol.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2017

The hot iron was then thrown down, and was frizzling on the wet ground a few paces from me.

From An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

There was not much conversation; but such a hissing and frizzling of ham upon the gridiron, such a crumping of toast and rattling of knives, forks, cups and saucers, surely five people seldom made.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various

The Canadian, half reclining upon the grass, was watching with especial interest a large piece of mutton, which, supported upon a spit of iron-wood, was frizzling and sputtering in the blaze of the fire.

From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid

Now the ice was really broken, and when the apple fritters arrived, frizzling crisply in their juice, Hertha thought the atmosphere was favourable for her great question.

From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann