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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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
And who knew that 19th-century San Francisco socialites ground up iridescent abalone shells and sprinkled them on their invitations?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Some attendees opted to hang out at one of the many picnic tables sprinkled around the venue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
People sprinkled cat litter, got mats out of their own vehicles to place under the tires.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
You’re drawn to her half-done painting of the stage, surrounded by trees, fireflies dancing through the air and Cherokee syllabary sprinkled throughout.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
