salt shaker

Example Sentences

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She has fond memories of taking a salt shaker to the family garden so she could clip a few cucumbers and eat them right there in the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

I grabbed a salt shaker from a nearby table, had my mom try the guacamole as-is, then salted it, stirred it with a tortilla chip, and asked her to try again.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024

The dose for a 3-by-10-foot raised bed is typically about 1/2 teaspoon, which I apply with a salt shaker dedicated to garden chemicals.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022

About 70 percent of the sodium people eat comes from packaged, processed and restaurant foods, according to the FDA; not from the salt shaker on the kitchen counter.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

Dad had weighted down the note with the salt shaker.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold