Used in a Sentence

spoonful

How to use spoonful in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for spoonful.

Editorial note

Try a spoonful of fat-free cream cheese and tell me what you think.

Examples14
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spoonful gathered in one view.

noun

as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spoonful.

noun

as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"

Example sentences

1

Try a spoonful of fat-free cream cheese and tell me what you think.

2

Also, people might just eat a spoonful of more food, if they need 20kcal more per day.

3

Just lead them where you want with a spoonful of tuna, then put them in a blender, and voila!

4

If you shove a lot of change down people's throats in one big spoonful, you alienate them.

5

You might not want to eat a spoonful of beetles but if they're ground up into a sauce, you'd never know.

6

It's a spoonful of charity where several metric tonnes are called for.

7

Sometimes a spoonful of bitterness helps the lemonade go down.

8

If you're keeping it low-carb, lots of cheese and a spoonful of salsa on top is delicious.

9

I typically will put a very large spoonful of flax seed into about 3/4cp of Greek yogurt and add a little honey for a tasty treat, but I do also supplement with fish oil pills.

10

I'm not quite there yet, so take this with a heaping spoonful of salt, but as another programmer who wanted to do pixel art for their games: Forget about pixel art for now and learn how to draw first.

11

I watched as it emerged into this world one spoonful of love at a time and then beautifully origamied by a soulful Mexican man who will be the godfather of my future son.

12

None of these studies say "a spoonful of honey a day wards off cancer", they're all very specific medicinal applications of honey which mainly seem to revolve around the antibacterial properties.

13

Just to give a final example, the Major of Ankara, a significant figure from AKP, just yesterday tweeted the following:"You should thank God that we believe in democracy, otherwise we would drown you in a spoonful of water.

14

In Zambia, an average person living in such dire poverty might be able to afford, on a given day, two or three plates of cornmeal porridge, a tomato, a mango, a spoonful each of oil and sugar, a bit of chicken or fish, maybe a handful of nuts.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spoonful in a sentence?

Try a spoonful of fat-free cream cheese and tell me what you think.

What does spoonful mean?

as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"

What part of speech is spoonful?

spoonful is commonly used as noun.