garnish

Example Sentences

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But 92 minutes in Manchester quickly did for any such optimism, with the number of potential trophies that might garnish Salah's farewell swiftly halved.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Knight’s circumstances seemed especially bleak several years ago, when she defaulted on her student loans, prompting the government to garnish her wages, a major hit to her take-home pay.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

According to the Education Department, the government will garnish wages “only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.”

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Meanwhile, I’m still stuck on the use of “flower sprinkles” as a garnish for scrambled eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

So he sent our Grandfather a letter winch bid him to stuff him and garnish him, far within forty days he would fetch him out of the strongest castle that he had!”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White