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sprinkle

[spring-kuhl] / ˈsprɪŋ kəl /


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A highlight: watching Tinkerbell sprinkle pixie dust on his infant twins during an evening parade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

For an earthy, curry-inspired bowl of soup, sprinkle in a pinch of cumin and coriander or add in a few drops of toasted sesame oil.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Full of pace and dynamism with Luis Diaz as a sprinkle of stardust.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

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

I stamp out the fire, bury the charred twigs, and sprinkle the burned spot with dirt.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

"If you start out with pure vanilla ice cream but start mixing in sprinkles soon after, it won't be long until you can no longer find any pristine, plain, vanilla ice cream," Zhu said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

As a young numbat scoffs his breakfast – custard with "termite sprinkles" – at Perth Zoo, a keeper explains how this stud's upcoming release at Dryandra will help boost genetic diversity.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Cake crumbles, graham-cracker crust toppings and star-spangled sprinkles are a whole other challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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

She gets the fire going, cuts the onion in half, drops it in the boiling milk with a little butter and sprinkles the milk with pepper.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Tail Town’s main room is filled with stacked cat beds, an exercise wheel, two huge rectangular storage benches sprinkled with doughnut-shaped beds, and cat-themed art on the walls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Paintings by Rembrandt and from his studio are sprinkled throughout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

A peak of pop excess, Raye's second full-length album is a 73-minute melodrama, sprinkled with golden age Hollywood glamour, show-stopping ballads, tongue twisting wordplay and genre smashing handbrake turns.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

People sprinkled cat litter, got mats out of their own vehicles to place under the tires.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

When it boiled, she sprinkled in the fine grains and stirred.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

You hadn’t had “Twin Peaks,” although we were kind of slightly “The Office,” “Twin Peaks,” sprinkling of “Northern Exposure” maybe, but nothing I think of that sort had been for a while.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Others were seen sprinkling water to cool them.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 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

They were sweeping the streets and sprinkling them with a hose.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway


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