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ladle

[leyd-l] / ˈleɪd l /
NOUN
scoop
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The beef noodle soup, which accounts for about 80% of orders, contains noodles, beef, one ladle of original stock and one ladle of fresh broth to dilute the stock’s intense flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

You cannot bail out the Titanic with a soup ladle.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Having finished second last year, Vos said he was "very, very proud" to be taking home the silver ladle this time.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

Then, while they were still warm, I’d do something crucial: ladle over more golden olive oil, a shake of oregano, red pepper flakes, and a splash of red wine vinegar.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

I’m a bit on the messy side, so I ladle and try not to spill too much.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Kristofferson never sounded more like Leonard Cohen than he did here, rhapsodizing in a parched croon about a woman’s redeeming devotion as producer Fred Foster ladles on just the right amount of easy-listening schmaltz.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2024

Inside, workers dipped ladles into buckets filled with soup that they poured into Styrofoam containers stuffed with rice to distribute to Haitians who have lost homes to gang violence.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2024

To top it off, I drizzled a little raita yogurt, then green chutney using the tips of their ladles.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2024

In it, nutty-tasting farro is given the risotto treatment, cooked gradually in ladles full of hot broth until it is enveloped in creaminess, and the grain is tender but retains its enticing chew.

From Washington Post Dec. 22, 2022

My mother ladles out a mug of broth for me, and I ask for a second mug to take to Haymitch.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Many remain convinced a tsunami could yet strike, he said, as government aid workers ladled rice porridge into bowls for the evacuees.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

President ladled his usual flattery on Mr. Xi as a “great” and “powerful” leader, and said the two are now fast friends.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

A generously fruit-dotted sangria — red or white — is hard to beat, especially when it’s meant to be ladled rather than poured.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2026

Then they ladled the liquid into small cups.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2025

I ladled some onion soup into a bowl and sipped.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

A few metres away, his mother Beatrice was busy ladling out and flipping crepes spread from brim to brim with a generous layer of chocolate-hazelnut spread.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Making this one-pan dish sure beats standing over the stove, cooking slice after slice of French toast or ladling pancake batter onto the griddle.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2023

The women, ladling out stew and potatoes with frozen hands, scoffed at the idea that the police could stop the crossings.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2023

Once those finish baking and cooling, prepare the mousse and work fast, ladling the mousse into the pan, lining the outside with the ladyfingers, and then stacking the cake layers, alternating with the mousse.

From Salon Nov. 24, 2022

“The most delicious vision these eyes ever beheld,” Valentine liked to tell the new arrivals, drawing out delicious as if ladling hot caramel.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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