How to Use melon baller in a Sentence

melon baller

noun
  • Cut that melon in half, grab your melon baller and scoop away.
    — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Plop the glowing lanterns atop a pair of planters to welcome trick-or-treaters. Bring a pumpkin back from the dead by carving a lopsided smile and adding eerie eyeballs (shaped with a melon baller).
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Cut the top off of an apple, and hollow it out with a melon baller.
    — Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Use the melon baller to carve out two round eyeballs from the fleshy side of the pumpkin scraps.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
  • Use a 1-inch melon baller to decorate your pie.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Use a melon baller to scoop out two eyes from a butternut squash; reserve.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Using a melon baller or small spoon, remove and discard the core of each ring.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • With a melon baller, scoop out two eyes from a butternut squash; reserve.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
  • Use a melon baller to carve out two round eyeballs from the fleshy side of reserved pumpkin scraps.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
  • To get round balls, try to get the melon baller edges flush with the polenta surface then scoop.
    — Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 23 Sep. 2014
  • Use round scraping tool or melon baller to carve windows, then carve ring around each with linoleum cutter.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
  • Quarter the pears lengthwise, then using a melon baller or small spoon, scoop the core out of each piece.
    — Ellie Krieger, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2019
  • To core, a dedicated corer can do the trick; so can a melon baller.
    — Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Simply cut a circle at the top, scoop out the inside with a melon baller, rinse and fill with your choice of food.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Some strategic cuts and a melon baller make a fruit bowl that will really blow everyone away.
    — Marcie McGoldrick, Woman's Day, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Use a spoon or melon baller to hollow out a little hole, taking care not to poke all the way through to the other end.
    — Jais Tollette, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Using a melon baller, form into nuggets and place in a single layer on baking sheet.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Halve cucumbers lengthwise and use melon baller to hollow out.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2018
  • Using a small, sharp knife, cut out the stem and core from each tomato, and hollow out the center with a spoon or melon baller.
    — ExpressNews.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Remove cores using a melon baller or round measuring spoon; reserve cores.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Use a melon baller to scoop out the center of apples, taking care not to scoop out too close to the bottom and sides of apples.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • Step 2 Quarter the pears lengthwise, then using a melon baller or small spoon, scoop the core out of each piece.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Using a melon baller, scoop out center of apple, leaving a 1/4-inch rim.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The secret is using a melon baller to make a perfect hole in the center about 3/4-inches deep.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Next up, a chef’s knife to cut the artichoke in half and lastly a melon baller or measuring spoon to coax out the hairy fuzz inside the heart.
    — Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • His tool kit is filled with cheap paring knives, melon ballers, X-Acto knives, clay sculpting tools, graters and cheese slicers.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2019
  • This could be anything from a tabletop appliance to a super niche tool, like last year's strawberry huller and melon baller.
    — Laura Gurfein, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2022
  • Make teeny tiny ice cream sandwiches for kids (or for portion control at a party), using a melon baller as the ice cream scoop.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 18 June 2018
  • Specialized utensils like cheese graters, garlic presses, and melon ballers go face up in the cutlery holder.
    — Emma Soren, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Remove all but the outer two layers of each onion by scooping out the centers with a spoon or melon baller, reserving the insides.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 27 May 2020

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