How to Use chopstick in a Sentence

chopstick

noun

• Place the dumpling on the spoon and use the chopstick to poke into the dumpling so the juices seep out.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2023
• Use a straw or the end of a chopstick to poke holes 1 inch apart all over the cake.
  — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
• While half were told to eat the normal way, the rest used chopsticks.
  — Robert W. Smith, Washington Post, 7 July 2018
• Some tips for novices: Eat the soup with chopsticks in one hand, a spoon in the other.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
• Create a space with a firm tool like a chopstick for the seedling in the new pot and gently place the seedling in the space.
  — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2021
• Use a knife or chopstick to lift the tiny plant up to look for roots, says Hancock.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 22 Dec. 2020
• The final sake echoes the beginning of the meal, when you were asked to choose your chopsticks.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2019
• Wrap each rope in a spiral around a greased 10 ½-inch chopstick.
  — Marian Cooper Cairns, Country Living, 14 June 2021
• Use bar spoon or chopstick to stir and help place lemon twist and rosemary sprig.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2023
• Next, put your stash of takeout chopsticks to good use by wrapping the strip of peel around one of them.
  — Becky Krystal, charlotteobserver, 24 Apr. 2018
• Then, just as Cecilia did, steam the fish in the microwave on a pair of chopsticks, raised from the surface of the plate.
  — Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
• To the right of the plates are two pairs of chopsticks on a white-china rest, one for serving and the other for eating.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
• The chopsticks will keep the knife from slicing all the way through, so that the potato remains intact.
  — Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019
• The Dextrous chopsticks can support a box on two sides.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2023
• So pick up your chopsticks and spoon (or in one case, dinosaur-sized rib) and check out these hot spots perched around the Bay.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
• Use your finger or a chopstick to poke a hole in the potting soil for each cutting.
  — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
• While holding the bottle with one hand, poke the pit through with a wooden chopstick.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 23 May 2017
• Same with Chinese food every time the group breaks out the chopsticks and plastic plates.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2018
• Or insert a wooden chopstick; if bubbles form around the tip, the oil is ready.
  — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 16 Apr. 2017
• In it, Billi takes a bite out of a meat pie offered by Nai Nai with her own chopsticks.
  — Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2019
• Dinner was served and she was teased about not knowing how to use chopsticks.
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2018
• Working in batches, place the chicken in the starch and, using chopsticks or a fork, turn them to coat well.
  — Clarissa Wei, Saveur, 30 Nov. 2023
• After a minute of cooling, a dumpling must be moved with chopsticks to a soupspoon.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• Everything about poke should be easy to eat with chopsticks or a fork.
  — Debbie Moose, Philly.com, 22 June 2017
• Most don’t seem to mind her posing with chopsticks and holding up peace signs.
  — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 9 Apr. 2018
• The best way to check children for lice is by using the end of a tail comb or chopsticks to separate hairs.
  — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2017
• Yes—even with the chopsticks trick, which works wonders—the cutting takes some patience.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
• They’re both decked in lace and patent leather, with space buns held together with chopsticks.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2018
• Grace smiled and held a pair of chopsticks near her head in the first photo as Gomez mimicked taking a bite of food next to her.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
• In one scene his slightly goofy leading man had to juggle three languages as well as chopsticks.
  — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 July 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024