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

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

There are some evenings where you, literally, just don’t have the spoons to deal with a knife.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

The forks, knives and spoons we use affect us more than we may consciously realize.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Ace and Sammy, taking their cue, pulled out their spoons and in a desperate foot race with each other dove onto the stage as soon as Bull ceased to throw up.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy