spoons

Example Sentences

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As we speak, he gamely spoons chicken noodle soup into his mouth with a plastic spoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Lynsey says you should angle bowls downwards so they don't collect water and mix up your cutlery so spoons don't nest together.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Ivorian schoolchildren crowd around masks, finely carved turtles, and ceremonial spoons once admired by visitors of Zurich's Rietberg Museum.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

It’s a life of silver spoons and salt air.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

“This was Ruby’s idea, actually. She misses her mom and says the spoons sound like her mom’s laughter.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt