sprinkle

Example Sentences

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If you’re craving a bit of crunch on your freshly-baked muffins, skip the homemade streusel and sprinkle some chia seeds.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

“He knows how to sprinkle them with humor or to film them in a way you don’t expect.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

A sprinkle of sporting rivalry gives you the heady alchemy of why Heated Rivalry resonates with long-time BL fans.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

While German municipalities used to allow citizens to sprinkle salt on frozen walkways, this was banned years ago, in favour of just gravel, as the corrosive salt is known to attack the roots of trees.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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