sprinkled

Example Sentences

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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

Khloé Kardashian’s snack brand Khloud sprinkled protein onto chips and popcorn.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Finding his Spotify playlists increasingly sprinkled with tracks he suspected were AI generated, the Leipzig-based software developer built a tool to automatically label and block them from his listening.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I had to enjoy the few words they sprinkled when I got them.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia