ladle

Example Sentences

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Having won the silver ladle himself in 2018, Spruit knows what it takes to make a sensational snert.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Desperate, I grabbed a plastic ladle from the kitchen to change the mojo.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Begin adding stock, one ladleful to start — and not adding another ladle until the previous addition has been fully and completely absorbed by the rice.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

They wouldn’t give us a ladle or cup.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys