How to Use sizzle in a Sentence

sizzle

1 of 2 verb
  • The book sizzles with excitement.
  • Their romance sizzled throughout the whole summer.
  • That’s why your start needs to sizzle.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • His grill is on full blast at all times to keep the coils sizzling.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
  • When adding the ribs to the pan, the oil should be hot enough to sizzle.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The road beneath our feet sizzles in the sun.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • There won’t be any garlic sizzling in oil.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • To slap on the bleach, sizzle out the pigment, and choose fun.
    — Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 4 May 2022
  • This is a star working at full burn, who leaves the stage sizzling in his wake.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Test by adding some flour or a piece of bread, which should sizzle and brown quickly.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • When oil is wavy, add fish chunks in one layer and let sizzle for 1 minute.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Turn the breasts over and allow to gently sizzle for 1 minute.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2021
  • When the oil starts to smoke, add the tomatoes and sizzle, about 5 minutes.
    — Men's Health, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The Packers have been sizzling at the start of games ever since.
    — Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Recently, the blues in my own world began to sizzle and crack.
    — Emily Leibert, Allure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The brand is serving up sizzling savings on its best-selling pots and pans.
    — Caitlyn Martyn May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • When a few sesame seeds dropped into the pan instantly sizzle, the oil is ready.
    — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The colors tend to be vibrant pinks and purples, as well as blues that just sizzle.
    — Washington Post, 30 June 2021
  • Once the meat starts to faintly sizzle, reduce the heat to medium-low.
    — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Before sunrise the moonless stars sizzle and hum high above the prairie.
    — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • Zacha cut to the high slot and sizzled a wrist shot over Binnington’s glove arm.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Food stands also debuted that year, with ribs sizzling along with the blues licks.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Which creator couple has chemistry that sizzles off the screen?
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Bangkok streets seem to sizzle at all times of day with some of the most coveted street food on the planet.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Still, the first couple episodes sizzle with romance and danger.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The pepper brought a kick that made my tastebuds sizzle, and the lemon on the white pizza just felt right.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2022
  • To make the most of it, sizzle gently in oil first to release the flavor and aromas.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Place it over medium-low heat until the butter begins to foam and sizzle.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Waking up to the smell of sizzling bacon is one of life's little pleasures.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
  • To get things sizzling, target shallow areas of the lake right after ice-out.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024

sizzle

2 of 2 noun
  • The sizzle of sausage on the grill is part of the soundtrack of summer.
    — C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 23 May 2026
  • With that said, only a few stood out from the sizzle reels and trailers.
    — cleveland, 16 June 2020
  • Of hearing the wood crackle and the meat sizzle.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Place a sizzle platter or small cast-iron pan over medium-high heat.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Foods from around the world sizzle on outdoor grills and bubble in large steel pots.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The best way to take the sizzle out of the Air Raid is to take it out of rhythm.
    — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Georgia Tech lost some sizzle with losses in two of its past three games.
    — Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
  • There is nothing quite like the sizzle of steak hitting a hot cast-iron skillet.
    — Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The hot sizzle of the wok, the clatter of pans, add a righteous soundtrack to the meal.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Hi-hats add a steady sizzle, while ride and crash cymbals bring extra punch to certain beats.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Soon enough, the sizzle of eggs in the frying pan drowned out any worry, at least for the moment.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Don’t turn down the heat until the last bubbles of water sizzle and vanish.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Hamada said that deft editing and other movie tricks papered over the lack of sizzle.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 31 May 2022
  • So far, retailers are selling the sizzle and putting little meat on the plate.
    — cleveland, 13 Nov. 2021
  • That’s a marquee matchup that loses a lot of sizzle if Mahomes is out.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • When sizzle subsides, add as many challah pieces to the pan that can fit without crowding.
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • And for the Mavericks on this night, there was fizzle along with the sizzle.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But just weeks from the Super Bowl, baseball’s got some wacky sizzle.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Crowds dip in and out of stores, ribs and burgers sizzle on patio grills and bartenders set up the next round of drinks.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The actors fall just short of that take-off point where the romance or the grand comedy could soar and sizzle.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Around him, a crew of young male dancers sets alight bright red flares, which smoke and sizzle in the stifling early morning air.
    — 1843, 16 Jan. 2020
  • And the scherzo did deliver some welcome sizzle, here and there.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The accusation of no sizzle or swag?
    — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The series has its cake and eats it, too, blending high-stakes, shoe-leather reporting with thriller sizzle.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2023
  • In a sports ecosystem that places such a high value on sizzle, where does this leave the Phoenix Suns?
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • If there isn’t a lot of sizzle to Cox’s words, there’s plenty of substance in his steady rise to the top of the sport.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Slabs of meat sizzle over grapevine embers, cheese breads ooze by the dozen, and soup dumplings arrive by the hot, slurpy vatful.
    — Benjamin Kemper, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The Fourth of July weekend doesn't have the sizzle of summers past.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2020
  • The sizzle ended with Cruise perched atop the water down on the Paramount lot.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Njoku and Harrison Bryant add some sizzle to the passing game.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022

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