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sprinkle

[spring-kuhl] / ˈsprɪŋ kəl /


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It’s also his first record sung predominantly in Spanish — along with the occasional sprinkle of English and Korean.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

During a red alert -- the highest level -- the ministry advises people to eat light, stay indoors in the hottest parts of the day and sprinkle themselves with cool water.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Once all the slices are coated, sprinkle them with flaky sea salt and put them back in the freezer.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

Powerful, quick and with a sprinkle of star dust that is Luis Diaz.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Turner heard them ripping the surface all around him, and felt the diamond spray sprinkle down on him in the moonlight like a benediction.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

"There's been a shift lately in adding whimsical elements to your everyday, with things like sprinkles on matcha, yoghurt bowls and desserts."

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

The emoji-filled caption accompanies a slideshow of photos featuring Cuoco, Pelphrey and their 3-year-old Matilda posing with a cake that is pink on the inside and covered in rainbow sprinkles.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Writer-director Bart Layton sprinkles the film with inviting overhead shots of L.A. traffic flowing smoothly, which is to say he indulges a fantasy to rival anything in “Thor.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Susan Prunty’s bakery in Medford, Ore., sold about 25 Christmas cookie decorating kits through the middle of last December, complete with a dozen freshly baked sugar cookies, buttercream frosting, and sprinkles.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

She left and returned with shoyu, a spoon, and a bowl of what looked like pulverized sprinkles of dry fish.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

When the match started, a handful of rainbow flags were sprinkled throughout the crowd in the Seattle Stadium -- but there was little other sign of the Pride event happening outside its walls.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Beside Grant, who is bound for the Portland Cascade, there will be 12 other former Bruins sprinkled among the league’s six rosters.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

The meetings were sprinkled with moments of levity: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani presented Rubio with certificates documenting his ancestors’ roots in Italy and Rubio cracked jokes in Spanish about needing to learn Italian.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

After the soft-feeling powder got sprinkled on his bottom, which he liked so much that he always smiled—and they loved it when he smiled—then his mom would put the dry diaper on.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Spiegel says they brainstorm ideas for actors and themes based on what’s in the zeitgeist, tying the stories to specific moments in pop culture, then sprinkling in some evergreen stories throughout the year.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Others were seen sprinkling water to cool them.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

"The star has so little carbon that it suggests an early sprinkling of cosmic dust is responsible for making it," said Ji.

From Science Daily Apr. 4, 2026

She mastered the social and political media by not being boring, sprinkling her views with salty talk and a sassy smile.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

Carmen stared at Abuela like a pastry chef carefully sprinkling coconut shavings onto white-chocolate cream cheese frosting.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya




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