How to Use shaker in a Sentence

shaker

noun
  • Throw the orange peel in the shaker with the liquid and add ice.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Add 5 to 6 ice cubes to the shaker and shake again until well chilled.
    M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Add the gin and lemon juice to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
    Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • From out back, the sound of a cocktail shaker could be heard.
    Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Open the shaker and add ice, seal again and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Bear emerged with a frosty shaker in his hand and bent to refresh the ladies’ drinks.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Jurors saw a photo of the pendant on the ground next to a salt shaker.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
  • Still, your first step shouldn’t be to reach for a protein shaker.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Add the rum, lime juice, syrup and bitters, close the shaker and shake hard for 30 seconds.
    Washington Post, 22 June 2021
  • Pour the contents of the shaker (including the ice) into a rocks glass.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Combine the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in the base of a cocktail shaker.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Patrons don’t seem to mind whether their next drink comes from a shaker or a spout.
    Kate Bernot, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In a shaker filled with ice add the rye, pommeau, honey and lemon.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Pour the mixture back and forth between the shaker and a large mixing glass a few times.
    Lucy Buffett, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In a cocktail shaker, combine the Thai basil, chile slices and salt, then fill it with ice.
    M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Add ice cubes to the shaker, shake hard to combine, and double-strain into the glass.
    M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
  • Add ice, cover and shake until the shaker feels very cold to the touch, about 20 to 30 seconds.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Most of the tables are the size of hubcaps — too small for a full dinner — and the kitchen can overdo it with the salt shaker.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the bitters, syrup, cold brew and whiskey.
    Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The ground, covered in tarps, is strewn with olives most days and a man sorts olives in a makeshift shaker out of the back of a tiny pickup truck.
    Clive Pursehouse, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Add the tonic into the shaker and pour it all into glass.
    New York Times, 24 July 2022
  • So pick the type of rum you like best, break out the shaker, and get ready to mix a rum drink even Jack Sparrow would envy.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The kit comes with the art shaker, sprinkles, and coloring pages.
    Tanya Edwards, Parents, 13 June 2024
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add vodka and olive brine.
    Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2021
  • To do it right, one even makes minuscule variations in the mix of ice in the shaker.
    Eric Felten, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Every movement of the spacecraft led to greater loss of Bennu’s dust, like the way salt comes out of a shaker.
    Katrina Miller, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • In a shaker almost filled with ice, add the white chocolate liqueur, schnapps, vodka, and cream.
    Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The vacuum sucks it up into the ceiling to a shaker-sorter, a sifter.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Leave the salt shaker in the cupboard and season your food with a variety of herbs and spices when cooking or at the table.
    Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
  • There are four 2-ounce shot glasses, a stainless steel jigger, a 17-ounce glass shaker, and a stainless steel stirring spoon.
    Megan Schaltegger, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024

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