pepper

Example Sentences

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Lalique salt and pepper grinders priced at £2,618.16 were bought in January 2020.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

To make, combine cottage cheese with garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric, ground cumin, black pepper and a pinch of salt.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Whether the substance was tear gas — which, incidentally, is a powder, not a gas — or pepper spray is unclear.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Mix the chicken with salt, pepper, and whatever spices you like.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

But just thinking such words made me look around guiltily, as if Mami were standing behind me with a hot pepper, set to rid me of the habit of vulgar speech.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago