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

To me, he’s Hollywood’s irascible philosopher, a truth-teller whose truths should also be taken with a full shaker of salt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Key West earned the nickname “Margaritaville” after his song about wasting away by the sea looking for a lost shaker of salt.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

He reached for a shaker of spicy salt and dumped half of it into his bowl.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat