powdering

Example Sentences

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Beyond serving customers at the counter, I also worked in the back, finishing donuts through tasks like jelly filling, frosting and powdering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“The last thing they need is legislation to endanger them even more,” Electronika said, powdering her cheekbones.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022

For these minerals, a streak test can be obtained by powdering the mineral with a hammer and smearing the powder across a streak plate or notebook paper.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Going to visit my aunt - my nan's code for "powdering her nose".

From BBC • May 17, 2013

“Sugar,” Lillian said, “I know this is an outrageous request, but the girls and I feel more comfortable powdering our noses and doing our business in a clean well-lighted bathroom.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy