spoons

Example Sentences

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Armed with spoons, they test the samples in a rapid-fire process of slurping and spitting into metal sinks they call “spittoons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

As the sun sank, neighbors began banging spoons on metal pots from inside their homes, the subtle but unmistakable clank of government protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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

Cooks add canned tomatoes and peppers with handfuls of spices, stirring the sauce with giant spoons.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

“Halwa Cuppa Tea,” says Mom as we all clink spoons.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan