Example Sentences

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After he had spooned up the pieces of tripe, he raised the glass bowl to his lips and drank the broth.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Old Jerry had "spooned" up close to old Tom and his bodily heat was grateful.

From The Winds of Chance by Beach, Rex Ellingwood