spoonful
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It is in our nature to see something new and spit it out like we are 2 years old and PepsiCo has offered us a spoonful of broccoli.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
It began with a bag of frozen dumplings, a can of coconut milk, a spoonful of white miso and 15 minutes to make lunch.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
“I like to immerse myself and have a real experience and hopefully make it funny so it’s like a spoonful of sugar for the audience as they learn something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
But until then, I cherish my cloistered time by the spoonful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Fadi took a spoonful of tangy homemade yogurt and plopped it onto his plate, next to a pile of stewed cauliflower.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
“The taste is the inheritance,” said Kaweenuntawong, who remembers sipping spoonfuls as a toddler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Presented covered by a cloche, you’ll first indulge in the smoke as the dish is revealed before enjoying the two spoonfuls of goodness.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024
He had two spoonfuls, Mr. Valdez, 31, said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Then his brother began taking spoonfuls of sugar into the backyard because ants told him they were hungry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
What’s left at the bottom of my bowl is approximately three spoonfuls of rice, and I have to make this last.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
