Example sentences for: sprinkled

How can you use “sprinkled” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • (The result, predictably, is that the magic words "community" and "civil society" are sprinkled liberally now in all proposals for research grants, as in "The East Asian Balance of Power--The Neglected Role of Civil Society."

  • They sprinkled the white powder on the loaves of black rye bread that were headed for Stalag 13.

  • The just-arrived Manhattan Yellow Pages is sprinkled with chirpy public-service ads.

  • The president sprinkled the word "family" throughout his speech and devoted one-sixth of the text to a section titled "Support for American Families."

  • "While some were out dodging the draft, John McCain was volunteering for active service in Vietnam," Grooms reminded the audience--which was sprinkled with purple- and orange-haired teen-agers as well as vets.


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