Example Sentences

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A tangy scent and a choir of electric fans greet the faithful, many armed with containers to take home a few ladlefuls of the beloved soup.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

Two days later, the rapper surprised fans at the grand opening in downtown Detroit, where he served heaping ladlefuls of pasta to a queue of customers that snaked around the block.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021

The plumped, chopped porcinis go in next along with parsley stems, bay leaves and a few ladlefuls each of pomodoro sauce and mushroom stock, which the restaurant cyclically fortifies with mushroom stems and trimmings.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021

Add 6 ladlefuls of cold water and bring to a fast boil.

From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2015

He surreptitiously observed everyone else as they scooped large ladlefuls into their bowls.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser