powder

Example Sentences

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That’s extreme, but many of us keep too much dry powder for future opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

More fruit is being exported as pulp or in a powder form, which is a "revolution" for the export industry says Barai.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I like making homemade cottage cheese tzatziki with grated cucumbers, diced mint, fresh dill, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic powder and 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

Fiona swabbed my eyelids with a tiny foam brush rolled in apricot powder and drew on top of my lash line with a brown pencil.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen