How to Use spoonful in a Sentence

spoonful

noun
  • Here’s the scoop on the sour creams worth eating by the spoonful and the ones to avoid.
    Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
  • To see whether the beans are ready, take a spoonful and give your dish a taste test.
    Mary Kearl, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Add a large spoonful of the meat mixture to center of the dough.
    Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Sauce isn’t doled out by the spoonfuls, but by the cupfuls.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Add a large spoonful of the nuoc cham and garnish with mint.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Top with a dollop of crème fraiche and a spoonful of caviar.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 June 2021
  • In the next video, Aire was given a little spoonful of the sweet treat.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Stuff dates: Then, fill each date with a spoonful of cheese, and pinch each date closed.
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Cook three spoonfuls of the batter over low heat to form the pancakes.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 2 June 2023
  • But those six spoonfuls of tofu at the start are pure bliss.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Serve with tortilla chips or just go ahead and eat it by the spoonful.
    Alex Pastron, Bon Appétit, 26 July 2019
  • The last spoonfuls of soup are always more complex than the first.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • If too tart, add a spoonful of red-currant jam or a splash of Port.
    Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Add a small spoonful of pancake batter to the hot plate.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
  • To test the consistency, take a small spoonful of jam and place it on the chilled plate.
    San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Whisk the roux a spoonful at a time into the warm gravy until the gravy thickens.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Just a tiny spoonful of the Momofuku Chili Crunch is chock full of heat.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Squeeze the juice from one lemon into a bowl, along with a spoonful of water.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 22 May 2024
  • Top each with a spoonful of salsa and a few slices of pickled jalapeños.
    Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • To serve, put a large ladle of stewed lentils in a low, wide soup bowl and place a large spoonful of rice next to it.
    David Tanis, The Seattle Times, 7 Jan. 2019
  • That saying about a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down?
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Skim any foam from the top of your jam. Remove the plate from the freezer, add a spoonful of jam and let sit for 1 minute.
    Leena Trivedi-Grenier, SFChronicle.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • And, of course, there’s the game, which mixes a spoonful of dopamine with the medicine of learning about data use.
    Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022
  • Or, just eat it by itself—a spoonful is a tasty way to soothe a sore throat, cough, or cold.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 26 June 2024
  • For Blue the dog, food tastes better when it's slowly fed to him in spoonfuls.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Place a spoonful of cheese mixture in each dough square, and pinch corners to seal.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The new film repeats the prescription, with a spoonful of scares to help the sugar go down.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 May 2020
  • Plus there’s just the old feel-better factor of sipping on a spoonful of the warm salty stuff.
    Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Shaiman: But as Mary Poppins said, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
    Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Tip Forcing your child to eat food can begin with the first spoonful of rice cereal.
    Lydia Denworth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024

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