How to Use chopstick in a Sentence

chopstick

noun
  • Use the straw as a single chopstick to dredge the fruit up to the rim?
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
  • While half were told to eat the normal way, the rest used chopsticks.
    — Robert W. Smith, Washington Post, 7 July 2018
  • Use bar spoon or chopstick to stir and help place lemon twist and rosemary sprig.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Use a straw or the end of a chopstick to poke holes 1 inch apart all over the cake.
    — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
  • Start tuning up those chopsticks skills.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Take a chopstick and slide it into the narrow end of the date.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Everything about poke should be easy to eat with chopsticks or a fork.
    — Debbie Moose, Philly.com, 22 June 2017
  • Dinner was served and she was teased about not knowing how to use chopsticks.
    — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Place the dumpling on the spoon and use the chopstick to poke into the dumpling so the juices seep out.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Wrap each rope in a spiral around a greased 10 ½-inch chopstick.
    — Marian Cooper Cairns, Country Living, 14 June 2021
  • Also, those chopsticks are cheaters.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2025
  • Push a chopstick through the stem-end of the cherry to press the put out the other side.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
  • Use a knife or chopstick to lift the tiny plant up to look for roots, says Hancock.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Next, put your stash of takeout chopsticks to good use by wrapping the strip of peel around one of them.
    — Becky Krystal, charlotteobserver, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Use your finger or a chopstick to poke a hole in the potting soil for each cutting.
    — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Nivola says, pointing his chopsticks at me in a Wolverine claw.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Or insert a wooden chopstick; if bubbles form around the tip, the oil is ready.
    — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 16 Apr. 2017
  • After a minute of cooling, a dumpling must be moved with chopsticks to a soupspoon.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • While holding the bottle with one hand, poke the pit through with a wooden chopstick.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 23 May 2017
  • The final sake echoes the beginning of the meal, when you were asked to choose your chopsticks.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2019
  • Though chopsticks come with the order, there’s no shame in needing both a fork and knife to cut the pieces apart.
    — Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • Yes—even with the chopsticks trick, which works wonders—the cutting takes some patience.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 1 Dec. 2023
  • When cake is done, poke holes in the top of the cake using a chopstick or the handle of a wooden spoon.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
  • Create a space with a firm tool like a chopstick for the seedling in the new pot and gently place the seedling in the space.
    — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Don’t forget to bring a reusable fork, spoon, or chopsticks.
    — Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Poke a finger or a wooden dowel or chopstick into the soil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Set them up for success with chopsticks, a rice paddle, sauce dishes, a sushi knife, a sushi bazooka, and more.
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024
  • For small lumps, use a toothpick, chopstick, or the back of a spoon or fork to gently break them up inside the jar.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Same with Chinese food every time the group breaks out the chopsticks and plastic plates.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Off heat, stir soup with fork or chopsticks while pouring the egg mixture in a slow, steady stream into the swirling soup.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024

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