How to Use paste in a Sentence

paste

1 of 2 noun
  • Stir the flour and water to a paste.
  • Stir the ingredients to form a paste.
  • The children used paste and construction paper to make Mother's Day cards.
  • Turn the chicken, then use a spoon to smear the skin with the paste.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Use a toothbrush or shoe brush to clean the soles with the paste.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Here, the chili crisp adds zing to a deep, nutty sesame paste sauce.
    — Anna Rodriguez, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Add the tomato paste and stir for about 30 seconds to take the raw edge off.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Then apply disc quiet paste to the backside of the pads.
    — Jeff Dengate, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Look for it in the spice aisle, or use the same amount of jarred red curry paste (such as Thai Kitchen).
    — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Many are able to nibble on the peanut paste and take sips of water, passing the test.
    — Unicef Usa, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Add the fresh spice paste to the oil and stir-fry until light brown and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
    — Nandita Godbole, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Scrub in a circular motion and work the paste into all parts of the pan.
    — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Do this as many times as necessary to remove all traces of the paste.
    — Janece Maze, Country Living, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Add flour and stir until a smooth paste forms, 5-6 minutes.
    — Gretchen McKay, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t forget a toothbrush and paste to brush up after a long night in flight.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Allow the paste to sit and penetrate the grout for at least 10 to 15 minutes; longer is fine too.
    — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Continue to stir to make a slurry and cook the tomato paste, about 1 minute.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • This rule includes liquids, aerosols, gels, creams and pastes.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Add the tomato paste, the herbs and the orange peel, the carrots and another large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper.
    — Jamie Schler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The cozy recipe gets a spicy, flavorful tweak from red curry paste.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2023
  • Try our lime-chipotle paste for steak that will earn rave reviews.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Copy and paste is your friend, and there's no problem with pasting in text from other sources.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Think a jar of local chili paste sounds like a great travel souvenir?
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The paste is thicker and richer—so use it in recipes that are vanilla-forward.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Forget strips, gels, and pastes.
    — New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Using parchment, invert almond paste onto cake; peel away parchment and discard.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Add miso, soy sauce, tomato paste, and remaining 4 1/2 cups water and whisk to combine.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Stir in the tomatoes, coffee and tomato paste.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Place one and 3/4 cup cream, powdered sugar and vanilla bean paste in bowl of a stand mixer.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Poussin, smeared with garlic, sumac and red pepper paste, was unappealingly mealy.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

paste

2 of 2 verb
  • If not, copy and paste the article in and ask the same question.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Copy and paste from this list of senior year captions and watch the likes roll in.
    — Seventeen, 25 July 2022
  • On the front of the card, write your guest's name in calligraphy, and paste the cluster of yarrow next to it.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Add the styling powder to dry hair and then run a dime-sized amount of pomade or paste through the hair to shape it.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2023
  • There is a little bit of cut and paste in there, there’s a little bit of collage.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Another cuts and pastes her face next to a noose and a smiley face.
    — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The con artists paste photos of of for-sale items from other websites.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2022
  • Kids can even paste in photos, tickets and more and store the rest in the journal's back pocket.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The tutors paste an image of a word on one side of an index card and spell out the word on the other side.
    — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Please copy and paste your submission in the body of the email, and attach it as either a Word or Google doc.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • No systems or deeds from the past can be copied and pasted into our own time.
    — Adam M. Carrington, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Copy and paste is your friend, and there's no problem with pasting in text from other sources.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Pages from a book about samurai are pasted on a wall in the samurai booth, where a red lamp glows dimly over the table.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Someone got the bright idea to cut and paste everything together as a duet.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Purchase the digital template, then print it out at home to paste, cut and build your costume.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
  • If a field calls for something from your résumé, copy and paste it to help both recruiters and screening systems.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • So Gentry followed closely, pasted to his target, as Cal tried to force the two-point pass.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Of all the things to emulate, to copy and paste from the internet, eternal love seems like a pretty good option.
    — Isabelle Stillman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Just copy and paste the offending email address into the search bar and batch delete everything that pops up.
    — Boone Ashworth Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
  • As of now, the issue tracker has over 420 replies, with some users pasting in log files or uploading pictures of the phone’s screen.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2023
  • At the very least, the person starting the text could copy and paste the same message to each of their friends individually.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The user would cut text from one program into the scrapbook, close the program, open another, and paste the text from the scrapbook.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
  • In Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, voters searched for their names on lists pasted on walls.
    — Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The Late Show did a supercut of Santos Cameos, cutting and pasting his words to suit their agenda.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Finally, paste black buttons for eyes and dried bunny tail grass tops for horns.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Will, eleven, loved having a big brown beard pasted to his face to play Charles Dickens, but all the other boys wanted to be bad guys, and, to be fair, those were the best roles.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2023
  • In the case of the one depicting a man and a woman, the researchers tweaked the image to paste grins on them.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Ask me to paste an image of my calendar to get the necessary information.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Dan could see no footholds ex‑ cept a crystal shaped like a domino pasted onto the rock.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Whether stowed in a recipe tin, pasted in a book, or safely tucked away in a memory, family recipes are part of what makes cooking so special.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026

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