How to Use flour in a Sentence

flour

1 of 2 noun
  • Freeze bulk items such as flour.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Freeze bulk items such as flour.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Rye flour isn’t just for bread.
    — Kara Elder, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Add the flour and stir to coat.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Some fought on the streets over flour.
    — Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no flour and just a splash of milk.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The rain, or the rats, had made holes in all the flour sacks.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Be careful not to add too much flour.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Add to the flour and knead to combine.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 9 May 2026
  • Dust a clean surface with flour.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
  • Dust a clean surface with flour.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Stir in flour until smooth to form a roux.
    — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Add flour and pulse just to combine.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Even then, flour was already hard to find.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Add the egg, then the flour, mixing well.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Dust off excess flour, and set aside.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Dust with flour and then toss gently to coat.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
  • Some carried sacks of food like lentils and flour.
    — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Is mochiko the same as glutinous rice flour?
    — Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Sprinkle flour over the onions.
    — Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Do not overmix; some streaks of flour are fine.
    — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Do not overmix; some streaks of flour are fine.
    — CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Most breads are made with flour, water, and yeast.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The grain is used to make flour and is baked into breads.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Toss again with your hands to coat the butter in the flour.
    — Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Here's what to know about all-purpose flour and cake flour.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
  • There's no need for flour in this rich, fudgy, chocolaty cake.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • There's no need for flour in this rich, fudgy, chocolaty cake.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • This is not the bakery in a movie, where chefs toss flour and sing.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This will yield slightly less than 1 cup of oat flour.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026

flour

2 of 2 verb
  • The fish should be lightly floured before it's fried.
  • Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Grease and flour an 8x5-inch loaf pan.
    — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There is no need to flour the counter; this oily dough will not stick.
    — Cathy Barrow, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Wouldn’t flour turn clumpy in the freezer?
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
  • Flour the top of the dough and roll it out to 1 ½ inches thick.
    — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2017
  • Add cumin, chili powder, oregano, and flour and cook 1 minute.
    — Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Add cider mixture all at once to flour mixture.
    — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
  • Lightly flour your hands if the dough sticks to your fingers.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But don’t neglect to flour them, which will help thicken the sauce.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Very lightly flour a piece of parchment, your rolling pin, and the top of the dough.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Butter and flour three 6-inch round cake pans or six 4-inch round cake pans.
    — Beth Branch, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Lightly flour a cool work surface and turn the dough out onto it.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
  • Lightly flour a clean work surface and turn the dough out onto it.
    — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
  • Lightly flour your work surface and turn the dough out onto it.
    — Jim Webster, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Lightly flour a smooth, non-stick surface such as marble or wood.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Lightly flour your rolling pin and start rolling the dough gently from the center out.
    — Rick Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Punch the dough and roll out on floured surface to 1/3-inch thickness.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Lightly flour the surface of the dough, then use your palms to pat into a rough square.
    — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough to a 14-inch square.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2022
  • Very lightly flour a piece of parchment paper, your rolling pin and the top of the dough.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Lightly butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, and set aside.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2022
  • Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The most important thing to do is to make sure the pan is well greased and floured for easy removal.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But many Southern cakes call for greasing and flouring the pan.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Line the bottom with parchment and lightly grease and flour the bottom and sides.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
  • When ready to bake, lightly flour a piece of parchment paper the size of a baking sheet.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Coat the inside of the Bundt pan with the nonstick spray and lightly flour the pan.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Toss the beef in the pancake mix (or flour) until all the pieces are lightly coated.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 23 June 2022

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