Example Sentences

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An “abnormal” weather pattern blowing around Southern California is sprinkling the coast with rain and lightning, and it’s looking a lot like a monsoon, according to weather experts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

This time around, Marvel is sprinkling in some new and extended scenes to keep things fresh.

From The Verge • Jun. 11, 2022

Netflix, which is sprinkling some of its 2020 releases into theaters, has built a subscription empire on the belief that people would just as soon stay home and surrender to the algorithm.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2020

Tinker Bell is sprinkling pixie dust on House of Lashes’ holiday gifts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2016

Neither sand nor sawdust is sprinkling out of me yet, glory be to God!

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk