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Origin of sprinkling
First recorded in 1400–50, sprinkling is from the late Middle English word sprenclyng. See sprinkle, -ing 1
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That possibility underscores why sprinkling in Crill’s winning factors could be useful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Despite a sprinkling of votes for other players, Myha'la became the second casualty of the episode.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Peppers followed, along with a healthy sprinkling of spices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Others were seen sprinkling water to cool them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
“I got ya, kid,” he says, sprinkling tons of mozzarella on top of both of ours.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
New York looks especially beautiful in tones of pink and purple, or in diaphanous blues or oranges with judicious sprinklings of glitter, as a kind of other.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Any that are found must come from geologically recent sprinklings.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
In both cases, however, there were sprinklings of truth inserted in the fakes in order to scare journalists off calling them fabrications and to lure people into line-by-line debates that distract from the larger issues.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2019
The sprinklings most common in Seattle aren’t going away, according to Rufo-Hill.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2018
This one, however, still showed sprinklings of gold.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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