How to Use chopstick in a Sentence

chopstick

noun
  • Those changes could be as simple as building collaborative robots — like the chopsticks machine to help address the worker shortage in the fishing industry — or far, far broader.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 19 July 2024
  • 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
  • In one scene his slightly goofy leading man had to juggle three languages as well as chopsticks.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 July 2024

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