Example Sentences

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Peppering in phrases like “love bombing” and “disassociative” feels insincere.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Peppering the book with critical observations, the narrator notes, “Generalizations, then, may betray the spirit of our inquiry here. Let’s lay off the romantic flourishes, the rhetoric of memory.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Peppering the hedges are plants that signify different astronomical phenomena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Peppering his decisions with references to literature and mythology, he prided himself on his independence and pragmatism.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2015

Peppering his speeches with Biblical references in the Zulu, Xhosa and English languages, Mathunjwa appeals to class, racial and religious solidarity.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2013