Example Sentences

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Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Roberts turns up the heat so slowly it never notices it’s in a buttered roll.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

My body’s thinner than it’s ever been and my battle against hunger is so fierce that sometimes the animal part of me gives in to the temptation of buttered bread or roasted meat.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins