Example Sentences

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A simple lime glaze and whipped ricotta for dolloping make this recipe feel more special than your average snacking cake.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023

And in one of the most unlikely juxtapositions, they’re dolloping it on Doritos, the junk food famous for leaving a telltale dusting of neon-orange powder on a binger’s fingers.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

May I suggest dolloping some onto a margherita to make it uber fancy, or spreading it thinly onto dough and topping it with shaved summer squash and mint?

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2022

Then a makeup artist began dolloping concealers onto the back of her latex glove.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022

I’m dolloping the cream in, and it floats, when a thought hits me: We got to leave a tip for this waiter.

From It’s like this, cat by Neville, Emily