potful
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potfuls
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I used the same butter to quickly wilt a huge potful of baby spinach, which made a fine accompaniment.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
Although a few markets saw small declines, others, such as Nyanya, saw the price of a potful jump by nearly 16 percent.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2021
She made a big potful of spaghetti sauce and another big pot of spaghetti and loaded them, along with bread and tortillas, into the back of her SUV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2020
In Korea, the dish has a name—san nak ji—and in Flushing, Queens, there is a Korean restaurant that serves it, along with a potful of other live sea creatures, which are quickly simmered to their demise.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 3, 2014
Mama made a big potful each morning and reheated it for dinner and supper and it got stronger as the day wore on.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
On a recent Lenten Friday, Ms. Lopez Patrykus scooped potfuls of pico de gallo into a large container of lentil soup.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
There are potfuls of Muslims, Episcopalians, Baptists, Jews and even Buddhists who would benefit from a genuine self-assessment and application of a "No Gossip" rule in their homes, places of worship, boardrooms, and workplaces.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2014
Thanks to my lazy, gluttonous father, we lived a life of extremes, with potfuls of meat on the stove during good times and empty pots during the bad.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2012
More and more marriages have been encouraged by depressed stock prices and banks that seem almost eager to lend potfuls of money for mergers.
From Time Magazine Archive
After “puddling out” a few potfuls of the pay dirt, we decided to move the cradles.
From Gold by Stewart Edward White
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