How to Use cooking spray in a Sentence

cooking spray

noun
  • Coat the rack with cooking spray or olive oil.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Coat shrimp with cooking spray.
    — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Spray a large, rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray; set aside.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2020
  • Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray; set aside.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Grease the grates with oil (not cooking spray, which can cause flare-ups).
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
  • Coat a 9- x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Coat a 9- x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Spray a 9-inch pie plate with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
    — Bev Barrett, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Coat a sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover dish.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Coat a deep 9x3-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and mist it with cooking spray.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
  • Spray the rack with cooking spray to keep food from sticking.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Space them evenly on the sheet pan and spray with cooking spray.
    — Tribune News Service, Denver Post, 24 June 2026
  • When ready to prepare, coat a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Line two large baking sheets with foil; coat foil with cooking spray.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
  • Line a sheet-pan with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray or oil.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • Line with parchment; coat with cooking spray.
    — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Lightly coat foil with cooking spray.
    — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Coat foil with nonstick cooking spray.
    — Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
  • Scrape any leftover dough bits out of the bowl and spray it well with cooking spray.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Lightly coat foil with cooking spray.
    — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Spray 9-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Coat a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Grease a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Help the paper stick by spraying the pan with cooking spray first.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Or line with paper bake cups and coat with nonstick cooking spray.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Place the liners in the pan and spray them lightly with cooking spray.
    — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022

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