Example Sentences

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But in some cases, the North Koreans had salted the sites with bones from distant graveyards.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2018

Peter had salted away a fair amount of money at his big-company job and was convinced that he could rise no further. 

From Forbes • Aug. 1, 2011

Although Anton and Ileana were safely in Buenos Aires, he won an attachment against $100,000 that they had salted away in the Chase National Bank.

From Time Magazine Archive

By last week he had salted his tale down on paper.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pig had been caught early before it lost flesh and the leg was a large one and O-lan had salted it thoroughly and hung it to dry.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck