sprinkle
Example Sentences
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Pour in the lentils with water and sprinkle a pinch of salt.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
He’s come this far to sprinkle his folks’ cremated ashes at the only place he can picture them happy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Then drop in a few pickled cucumbers and garnish with a cilantro-onion sprinkle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Callan explains that he wears a gravity-fed backpack containing 15 litres of water, and his job is to sprinkle the ice with water droplets of different sizes.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
They said bye to Tess and as the rain began to sprinkle down, Ernie and Genie scrambled back up the hill.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing sprinkle
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