1
: a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used especially for dipping up and conveying liquids
2
: something resembling a ladle in form or function
Examples of ladle in a Sentence
Noun
the chef looked around for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the pot
Verb
The soup was ladled into the bowls.
ladling the wine into cups
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Joe Salas
july 06, New Atlas, 6 July 2025
After two more storytellers, the evening starts to wind down and people are pulling on coats and gathering their ladles and crock pots.
—Caitlin Shetterly, NPR, 7 May 2025
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
Saucy stripes: Tomato sauce is ladled on top of cheese and toppings in neat vertical racing stripes.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
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Noun
With an outer diameter of 20 ft, 5 in (6.2 m), each turbine weighs 80 tons, is constructed from high-strength martensitic steel, and houses 21 water ladles.
—Joe Salas
july 06, New Atlas, 6 July 2025
After two more storytellers, the evening starts to wind down and people are pulling on coats and gathering their ladles and crock pots.
—Caitlin Shetterly, NPR, 7 May 2025
Verb
After just 20 minutes of cook time, the chili is ready to be ladled into bowls and topped with cheese, sour cream, or a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
Saucy stripes: Tomato sauce is ladled on top of cheese and toppings in neat vertical racing stripes.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for ladle
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“Ladle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladle. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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