How to Use table salt in a Sentence

table salt

noun
  • Use kosher salt—or half as much table salt.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
  • For a dry ink stain, rub in table salt and dribble lemon juice over the salt.
    — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The images measure about half the size of a grain of table salt.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The saltiness is less like table salt and more like briny ocean water.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 4 June 2018
  • Baking soda will work as a weed killer much the same way that table salt does.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
  • Baking soda will work as a weed killer much the same way that table salt does.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Avoid table salt, which can taste harsh and lacks that rustic appeal.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
  • Mix ½ cup baking soda with ¼ cup table salt and pour it down the drain.
    — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 21 Nov. 2022
  • To try this at home, mix half a teaspoon of table salt with eight ounces of warm water.
    — Ashley Martens, Women's Health, 20 July 2023
  • Fine sea salt or table salt can be substituted for black salt.
    — Washington Post, 12 July 2021
  • Baking recipes often call for table salt.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
  • Sea salt is unlike iodized table salt, which can lend a bitter flavor.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Stop cooking with table salt and use kosher, sea or Himalayan salts.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 4 May 2020
  • Bring a quart of water and 2 teaspoons of fine sea or table salt to a rolling boil over high heat.
    — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
  • The use of Kosher (or some other large-grain) salt versus table salt is not.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Simply empty your jar of eggs on a saucer and sprinkle lightly with table salt.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Plain old table salt and cold water do really well getting blood out of clothes.
    — Jolie Kerr, Teen Vogue, 17 July 2018
  • Ina calls for kosher salt to season, which tastes about half as salty as conventional table salt.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
  • Ina calls for kosher salt to season, which tastes about half as salty as conventional table salt.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The main varieties of salts are table salt, kosher, Himalayan pink and sea salt.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2022
  • Microplastics shed by clothes and tires have been found in beer, honey, table salt and other food items.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
  • Imagine a substance so potent that a few specks — the size of a few granules of table salt — can kill you.
    — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Iodized table salt should be used for seasoning at the table and not for salting the water.
    — Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This rock salt is similar to table salt, made up of sodium and chloride, but coarser.
    — Jamie Summers, Philly.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Bromide salts can be substituted for table salt—just not in the human body.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Bromide salts can be substituted for table salt—just not in the human body.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Fortunately, sodium is found in many foods and added to the diet through table salt.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 July 2024
  • Because table salt is denser, an equal volume of table salt will taste saltier than an equal volume of kosher salt.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Put down the fine table salt and choose a coarse or flaked variety instead, sprinkling on top to spread out the granules.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Use equal parts of table salt and baking soda—about a cup of each for every gallon of water—and place this mix on the foil.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2025

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