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

Did you know that pink tights and shoes were not allowed at Dance Theater, and that “pancaking” — powdering your shoes with makeup — was the norm before skin tone shoes were made?

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Veronika Electronika told a Facebook Live audience, powdering her forehead in the glow of her ring light.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022

The final stages included curling, dying, powdering, and pomades.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

The sky was dark blue and the mud bore a powdering of frost when Matt pulled himself from the ground.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer