shaker

Example Sentences

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He started out with some basic tips: Fill the shaker with the least expensive ingredients first, so you don’t waste the expensive stuff if you mess up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

He held up a shaker filled with salt and spices and pointed out the little holes on the shaker’s cover.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Before that, I only knew the Kraft shaker bottle.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Not paying attention is what Lozos thinks is probably at work for people who haven’t experienced a single shaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Reaching roughly across his shoulder I picked up a greasy menu that rested between the sugar shaker and the hot-sauce bottle and pretended to read it through my dark lenses.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison