How to Use pepper with in a Sentence

pepper with

phrasal verb
Definition of pepper withnext
  • The gray-black rock is dense, peppered with tiny bubbles.
    — Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2021
  • My walk to work, peppered with skin tones akin to my own, was welcoming.
    — Selah Hampton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2023
  • With torn wings peppered with holes, the insects appeared worn out.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 July 2024
  • The twisty road often has a speed limit of just 5 mph and is peppered with viewing stations to take in the sights.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • The prime minister’s speeches are peppered with claims that India is on the cusp of leading the world.
    — Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Breakfast is served out on the green lawn, which is peppered with white Adirondack chairs that have to be one of the best places in Newport to catch the sunset.
    — Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Today, the barren hills of the Kern River Oil Field are still peppered with working rigs.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Guests love the private boat dock, peppered with over-water beds for toes-in-the-sea relaxation.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Those areas of the beach are peppered with big and small rocks, which makes walking tricky and strenuous.
    — Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But most of the film consists of gentle scenes of these people’s daily lives, peppered with their musings about the state of the planet.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
  • Whitmer took to Twitter on Friday to welcome Taylor Swift in a video peppered with nods to the singer's top hits.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
  • Drizzle the peppers with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until slightly browned around the edges and tender-crisp.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • Up here, the air feels fresher and the bustle below fades away as the view stretches over a patch of north London peppered with homes and office buildings.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Its 14 wooded acres are peppered with tall, skinny pines and vestiges of its past life: a creaky seesaw here, a tetherball pole there.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
  • Carey asked at one point, and indeed the crowd was well peppered with people in holiday garb of various kinds.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The shelves are also peppered with items like Terra-Tory’s sea-moss soap and Edas accessories.
    — Curbed, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Among the upstart Skrulls, Ben-Adir conveys the cockiness of a young firebrand, peppered with the smugness of a classic thriller villain.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Faced with death threats, the high priest holed up inside the Black House’s walls, which were occasionally peppered with gunfire.
    — Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The gray, cloudy morning will be peppered with rain showers that will grow into a steady rain by the afternoon, with temperatures in the high 60s and low 70s.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2023
  • Musgrove was peppered with questions, but not about pitch selection or off-day work.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Nature trails traverse the acreage peppered with century-old sycamore, beech and linden trees.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Later that day, farmer Aaron Barcellos surveyed the land peppered with the perennial that for many announces the arrival of spring.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • Italy is peppered with pretty, culture-rich villages that look idyllic in the eyes of visitors.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The waters along these shores are peppered with dozens of idyllic, beachy islands, and each one offers something a little different from the next.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
  • The country, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, to the west, is laced with waterways and peppered with those irresistible neon-blue cenotes.
    — Mya Guarnieri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Covering more than a century in scope (126 years to be exact), the pages are peppered with many singular icons.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Shapiro has been peppered with questions about why Vereb was allowed to remain in his job for months after the allegations were lodged against him.
    — Matthew Rink, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • As a songwriter, he’s known for heart-on-sleeve lyrics peppered with specific details.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 30 May 2023
  • Both spaces are peppered with blue and gold accents, including a tiled backsplash and brass fixtures.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Pluto doesn’t meet this membership criterion because its orbit is peppered with other icy bodies in the Kuiper belt.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024

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