sprinkle
verb (used with object)
to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles.
have sprinkled
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present perfectof sprinkle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In their parkway, too, Novack and Aggrey have sprinkled seeds from about two dozen native wildflowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Pippa said while the contestants are not based on real life, they have "sprinkled" in references and stories that might be familiar.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2023
For years, Wells CEOs spoke with Midwestern lilts and have sprinkled their public events with folksy anecdotes.
From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2020
So in reaching for a handy excuse for their own incompetence, the authorities of Rotherham have sprinkled petrol onto an already incendiary situation.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2014
That part of Indiana was settled by Second Adventists, and they have sprinkled goodly names all over their heritage.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder
