pestle

Example Sentences

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Traditionally, pesto was made using a mortar and pestle, though a blender or food processor gets the job done just fine today.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

A few had tooth structures that acted like a mortar and pestle and were able to grind in addition to just cutting.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

In a perfect pesto world, that frozen sauce is homemade — a mix of tiny-leafed Genovese basil, Italian pine nuts and good olive oil that you’ve pounded by hand with a mortar and pestle.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

The mortar and pestle of the fashion industry is here to grind your Pinterest board and your Etsy wish lists into the paste of “the next big thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023

This afternoon, I used his mortar and pestle to grind coriander seeds, first crushing them as hard as I could, then twisting the pestle in circles to flatten them and make them into a powder.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani