TEASPOON in a Sentence

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1. Add a teaspoonful of mixed herbs.
2. Give him a teaspoonful every four hours.
3. She gave Tom a teaspoonful and watched with the deepest anxiety for the result.
4. The other half I will place in this wine glass, in which is a teaspoonful of water.

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 Meanings and Examples of TEASPOON
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
teaspoon
 n.  as much as a teaspoon will hold
 n.  a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram
Classic Sentence:
1  One day Tom was in the act of dosing the crack when his aunt's yellow cat came along, purring, eyeing the teaspoon avariciously, and begging for a taste.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  She gave Tom a teaspoonful and watched with the deepest anxiety for the result.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  Franz's only reply was to take a teaspoonful of the marvellous preparation, about as much in quantity as his host had eaten, and lift it to his mouth.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
4  Give him a teaspoonful every four hours.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
5  The other half I will place in this wine glass, in which is a teaspoonful of water.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
6  I sold myself,' said Mr. Bumble, pursuing the same train of relection, 'for six teaspoons, a pair of sugar-tongs, and a milk-pot; with a small quantity of second-hand furniture, and twenty pound in money.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
Example Sentence:
1  Add a teaspoonful of mixed herbs.