sifter

Example Sentences

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To the extent that there’s a new Tim Allen here, it’s the one who, thinking of his late wife, and the flour sifter he has taken care not to clean, he cries, almost, sort of.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

Recumbent, he tosses a few handfuls of duff into a sifter fashioned from a cat litter box with its bottom cut out and replaced by a screen.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Using a sifter or fine-mesh strainer, sift the flour over the bowl and whisk until almost smooth; a few small lumps are okay.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2022

For instance, if you're using oat flour or mesquite flour, you will want to use a sifter, as these flours tend to clump.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2021

The pantry door opened sifter a while, and his mother came back into the kitchen.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt