How to Use slather in a Sentence

slather

verb
  • We ate lobster slathered with butter.
  • Why must it be slathered in mayo?
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 June 2026
  • Make sure to slather on the sunscreen.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Make sure to slather some on every single day.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026
  • Hosts slathered cubes of bread with butter and cheese and baked them until toasty.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • Hosts slathered cubes of bread with butter and cheese and baked them until toasty.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The one that slathers every bowl with ungodly amounts of cheese?
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 16 May 2026
  • The only downside is that there isn’t enough oil to slather all over our bodies.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
  • No need to stress over baking the cheese; simply toast up baguette slices and slather the spread on top.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • The brioche bread is slathered in peanut butter and honey on the outside, then caramelized.
    — Christopher Murray 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, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Elote slathered with kewpie mayo, lime, chile, cotija and a sprinkling of furikake.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This indulgent version gets slathered with a homemade béchamel sauce.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • Are people actually slathering their faces with salmon sperm in the name of glass skin?
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Safe to say—the sporty girlies are slathering on Supergoop year-round to protect their skin.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Before slathering a new moisturizer all over your face, do a quick patch test on your neck or the back of your hand.
    — Allure, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Frankie slathered a plain Italian roll with Cheez Whiz, just like his father liked to do.
    — Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Grab a package and enjoy them as-is or crumble them over a mini rice bowl or some rice cakes slathered with peanut butter.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Kia slathered the center console of the EV6 with this plastic.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The brand promises the primer won’t cause a white cast or pilling either—just do your skin care, and slather it on before your makeup.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 30 May 2026
  • The people who faithfully kept slathering it on their burgers are the story.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Keep Your Cool You’ll be tempted to slather the frosting on the cake at this point, but wait.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Multigrain bread, defrosted in the toaster, slathered with the dry dredges of a jar of almond butter.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Layer some slices of cooked tempeh onto whole-grain toast slathered with ripe avocado.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Nečas slathered on an empty-netter with two seconds left, getting one back from earlier in the game.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Their flaky layers pull apart easily, so they can be slathered with butter or fruit jam for a decadent breakfast treat.
    — Terrence Hayes, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • And the millennial in me that grew up slathering glitter all over her limbs is rejoicing.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
  • For less than $20, the body lotion is certainly worth checking out (and slathering on from head to toe).
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, InStyle, 19 June 2026
  • For less than $20, the body lotion is certainly worth checking out (and slathering on from head to toe).
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • Body skincare is no longer the afterthought slathered on as a moisturizer in winter.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
  • But Adams is bounding around the rooftop beaming, teeth porcelain-white, face slathered in makeup, hair firmly coiffed.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026

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