How to Use sizzle in a Sentence

sizzle

1 of 2 verb

• The book sizzles with excitement.
• Their romance sizzled throughout the whole summer.
• When adding the ribs to the pan, the oil should be hot enough to sizzle.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
• To slap on the bleach, sizzle out the pigment, and choose fun.
  — Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 4 May 2022
• The Packers have been sizzling at the start of games ever since.
  — Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
• When the oil starts to smoke, add the tomatoes and sizzle, about 5 minutes.
  — Men's Health, 25 Oct. 2022
• That’s the big-play sizzle the Bears need in their offense.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021
• The groom sizzled in a tux, while the bride glowed in a peach-and-ivory Reem Acra couture ball gown.
  — Brooke Showell, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• Add the garlic and cumin, then cook, swirling the pan, until the seeds sizzle, 60 to 90 seconds.
  — Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
• That gun is still sizzling, two and a half years later.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
• Turn the breasts over and allow to gently sizzle for 1 minute.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2021
• The Gulf Coast and the Southeast will continue to sizzle.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
• To make the most of it, sizzle gently in oil first to release the flavor and aromas.
  — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2021
• The pepper brought a kick that made my tastebuds sizzle, and the lemon on the white pizza just felt right.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2022
• Once the meat starts to faintly sizzle, reduce the heat to medium-low.
  — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
• After the skillet has come out of the oven, and while the tadka is still sizzling, drizzle the spiced oil over the eggs and greens.
  — Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• When oil is wavy, add fish chunks in one layer and let sizzle for 1 minute.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
• Test by adding some flour or a piece of bread, which should sizzle and brown quickly.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022
• Chicken and grass-fed ribeye sizzle in the open kitchen.
  — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
• Bangkok streets seem to sizzle at all times of day with some of the most coveted street food on the planet.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
• These sounds are the roll call of some of our most beloved onomatopoeias: crackle, sizzle, pop, slurp.
  — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• Pour 3 tablespoons of the egg mixture into the pan; the eggs should sizzle.
  — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2020
• When a few sesame seeds dropped into the pan instantly sizzle, the oil is ready.
  — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
• Tasty, red klobasy sizzle on a grill next to the main entrance, and are sold with a splotch of brown mustard on a plate and a slice of rye bread.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• The colors tend to be vibrant pinks and purples, as well as blues that just sizzle.
  — Washington Post, 30 June 2021
• Before sunrise the moonless stars sizzle and hum high above the prairie.
  — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
• Recently, the blues in my own world began to sizzle and crack.
  — Emily Leibert, Allure, 25 Jan. 2024
• Shrimp flecked with cilantro and garlic sizzle on a flattop.
  — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• Then, once the shallot rings start to sizzle in earnest, reduce the heat to maintain a very gentle fry.
  — New York Times, 23 May 2022
• To get things sizzling, target shallow areas of the lake right after ice-out.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024

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sizzle

2 of 2 noun

• Listen to the hiss of the gas and the sizzle in the pan.
  — Joe Ray, Wired, 30 Aug. 2020
• The best way to take the sizzle out of the Air Raid is to take it out of rhythm.
  — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2019
• Mariah Carey’s voice competes with the sizzle of the stove.
  — Matthew Lardie, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2022
• But somebody did think the steaks could use some sizzle.
  — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• With that said, only a few stood out from the sizzle reels and trailers.
  — cleveland, 16 June 2020
• If there isn’t a lot of sizzle to Cox’s words, there’s plenty of substance in his steady rise to the top of the sport.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2021
• And for the Mavericks on this night, there was fizzle along with the sizzle.
  — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
• There are $1 raffle tickets and the sizzle of sweet sausage.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2021
• The Fourth of July weekend doesn't have the sizzle of summers past.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2020
• Soon enough, the sizzle of eggs in the frying pan drowned out any worry, at least for the moment.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022
• Cold enough for you … ? … asked no one living in our scorch-and-sizzle places.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021
• Foods from around the world sizzle on outdoor grills and bubble in large steel pots.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2019
• In a sports ecosystem that places such a high value on sizzle, where does this leave the Phoenix Suns?
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022
• But these days, Beyond Meat has lost some of its sizzle.
  — Julie Creswell, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
• In 2002, the idea of playing for USA Basketball had lost all of its sizzle.
  — Chris Mannix, SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
• With Vermont Ave, though, the use of binaural audio is less the sizzle, more the steak.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 June 2021
• But just weeks from the Super Bowl, baseball’s got some wacky sizzle.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 17 Jan. 2020
• The actors fall just short of that take-off point where the romance or the grand comedy could soar and sizzle.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• This time there wasn’t the flash of Tyler Herro, the sizzle of a barrage of 3-point shots, anything close to a triple-double.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2021
• Remove the seeds from the chiles, give them a quick sizzle on the stovetop and transfer them to a small pot of boiling water.
  — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 31 Aug. 2020
• The sound of the sizzle and smell of the sweet green onions and peppery ginger will let everyone know: Dinner’s ready.
  — Washington Post, 22 July 2021
• Los Angeles Times With summer in full sizzle, a day at the beach might sound good this month.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
• Don’t turn down the heat until the last bubbles of water sizzle and vanish.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2020
• There is nothing quite like the sizzle of steak hitting a hot cast-iron skillet.
  — Time, 9 Nov. 2022
• Around him, a crew of young male dancers sets alight bright red flares, which smoke and sizzle in the stifling early morning air.
  — 1843, 16 Jan. 2020
• Njoku and Harrison Bryant add some sizzle to the passing game.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022
• Those who follow the Browns know there’s more to Higgins than hype...far more substance than sizzle.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• The perch seating offers a front row seat overlooking the open kitchen, close enough to hear the sizzle and pop of bread frying.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
• The series has its cake and eats it, too, blending high-stakes, shoe-leather reporting with thriller sizzle.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2023
• The zucchini, chicken, and steak all had better results with a nice little sizzle occurring while the steak cooked.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023

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