sprinkle
verb (used with object)
to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles.
sprinkled
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past participleof sprinkle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sprinkle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sprinkleverb (used with object)to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles.
Example Sentences
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Coltrane is also deeply interested in the Buddhist principles of karma and dharma, or the moral duties and obligations to a right way of life, which are sprinkled throughout the novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Later in the record, on “How Love’s Supposed to Go,” he begins the song with clipped phrases sprinkled with funky accents in another luxurious rhythm that almost sounds like a classic sample.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The BBC previously heard from one frustrated listener, who, after finding his playlists increasingly sprinkled with tracks he suspected were AI-generated, built a tool to automatically label and block them.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
People sprinkled cat litter, got mats out of their own vehicles to place under the tires.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Granite and slate,” he said each time we visited, “maybe a little soapstone, sprinkled with limestone and quartz. Minerals galore! It’s a smorgasbord of metamorphic marvels!”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
