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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Throughout the retrospective, the curators have sprinkled in work by other artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
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
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
They have sprinkled some of Disney's pixie dust on him, in a manner of speaking.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2011
They have left it alone, They have sprinkled each stone Of the porch with a sanctified Eau de Cologne, Guaranteed in this case To disguise every trace Of a sulphurous presence in that sacred place.
From Complete Poetical Works by Bret Harte
