sprinkle
verb (used with object)
to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles.
sprinkled
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past participleof sprinkle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sprinkle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sprinkleverb (used with object)to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles.
Example Sentences
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These systems have tics—em-dashes sprinkled everywhere, flattery, frequent resort to antithetical contrast—repeated until they become wallpaper, but the problem is greater than that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The BBC previously heard from one frustrated listener, who, after finding his playlists increasingly sprinkled with tracks he suspected were AI-generated, built a tool to automatically label and block them.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
People sprinkled cat litter, got mats out of their own vehicles to place under the tires.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Musically and vocally gifted, they wring harmonies and beats from an assortment of instruments, mixing genres and styles with an eloquence that surpasses the exposition sprinkled into the lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
But sprinkled throughout were a few Party City hippies, poodle skirts, and others who had simply not bothered to try at all, wearing whatever they would have for a typical night out.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
