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

The northern sunshine seemed to pick up faint particles of whiteness floating in the air and powdering the sleek blue sky.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles