sifter

Example Sentences

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Using a sifter, sprinkle two cups of powdered sugar onto the coated cereal and mix once again.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

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

Lay your paper heart or other design atop the cake, load up a couple tablespoons of powdered confectioners’ sugar into a sifter or fine-mesh sieve, and let it snow.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

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

I broke out the sifter, the mixing bowl, the mixer, some measuring cups, and the old wooden spoon my mother loved to use.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds