Example Sentences

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"Don't cry, Connie dear," she whispered, though stubborn drops were salting her own lips, "it will make it harder for Steve."

From Kincaid's Battery by Kimball, Alonzo

Instead, the folk were salting down beef and fish and pork—particularly pork, from the herds of swine that roamed the woods feeding on the acorns and beech mast.

From Masters of the Guild by Lamprey, L.