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Example sentences for "few drops"

  • Six whites and three yolks of eggs; three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar sifted; a few drops of lemon or vanilla.

  • Whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth; quarter of a pound of sifted powdered sugar; a few drops of vanilla.

  • If very greasy, it is well to allow them to stand partly full of water in which a few drops of ammonia have been put.

  • Now take a pint bottle of best olive-oil, and stir in a few drops at a time.

  • If cream can be had, whip to a stiff froth, allowing two tablespoonfuls of sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence to a cup of cream.

  • During the night we had again a few drops of rain.

  • Thunder-storms formed to the southward and northward; but we had only a few drops of rain.

  • Then pound them one at a time in a marble mortar, adding to each a few drops of rose water; otherwise they will be heavy and oily.

  • Pour into each a little lemon-juice, or a few drops of essence of lemon, and stick in every one a long piece of lemon-peel evenly cut.

  • When quite light and creamy, add some powdered cinnamon or nutmeg, and a few drops of essence of lemon.

  • No one seemed to know what to do until the elder of the two nuns, raising the patient's head, placed Boule de Suif's drinking cup to her lips, and made her swallow a few drops of wine.

  • One day, under the pretext that she had a bad toothache, Yvette purchased a few drops of chloroform from a neighboring chemist.

  • A few drops of water glistened in the grass.

  • Occasionally there was a great deal of thunder and lightning, accompanied by a few drops of rain, but it always cleared away without heavy showers.

  • At night it blew almost a hurricane, accompanied by a few drops of rain, after which, the wind then veered round to the north.

  • Her eyes closed, and her life was despaired of, when it was found that her mouth and throat were obstructed to such a degree that she could swallow nothing but a few drops of honey.

  • She expressed a fear that she had swallowed a few drops, but I told her that it was of no consequence, even if were the case.

  • He was bled a second time in the evening, and a few drops of water were discharged.

  • He attempted to drink, but it was with great difficulty that a few drops of barley-water were swallowed.

  • When the liquid excrement contains much blood, and that blood is of a deep colour, all medicines given by the mouth should be suspended, and frequent injections should be thrown up, consisting of thin starch, with a few drops of laudanum.

  • A lotion of equal parts of tincture of myrrh and water, with a few drops of the tincture of cantharides, will be usually sufficient to cause the swelling to subside, and the pellicle to be detached.

  • I do not know but that he may have dined with the queen, or have a few drops of lordly blood distributed through his arteries.

  • It is very odd how all a man's philosophy and theology are at the mercy of a few drops of a fluid which the chemists say consists of nothing but C4, O2, H6.

  • This will never do, though, and I sprinkled a few drops of water on her forehead.

  • This lady was said to have a few drops of genuine aboriginal blood in her veins; and it is certain that her cheek had a little of the russet tinge which a Seckel pear shows on its warmest cheek when it blushes.

  • About sunset the wind shifted to the west, a cloud passed over us, and we had heavy thunder; but a few drops of rain only fell.

  • A few drops of rain then fell and cooled the air, when I called all hands to replace the tents.

  • Boil the sweetened milk, flavoring it with a few drops of vanilla essence.

  • The original recipe gives also one packet of vanilla sugar, but as this may be difficult to get in England it will be easier to add a few drops of vanilla essence when mixing.

  • If you like the taste of oil of lemon, add a few drops.

  • In trying the heat of a stove, drop a few drops of water on the top, if it boils gently it is in good order, and the heat should be kept at this point.

  • Allinson cornflour, sugar to taste, a few drops of almond essence.

  • Meanwhile make a custard with the milk, cornflour, and the yolks of eggs, adding sugar and a few drops of almond essence; let it cool.

  • Allinson rusks, raspberry jam, 1 pint of milk, 4 eggs, a few drops of almond flavouring.

  • Allinson wholemeal bread and butter in thin slices, sugar to taste, 1 pint of milk, a few drops of almond flavouring.

  • Allinson fine wheatmeal, sugar to taste, a few drops of almond flavouring, 3 eggs, well beaten, some marmalade or other preserve.

  • To this mixture, add a few drops of oil and continue to beat.

  • To make this salad, place a neat pile of beans on a lettuce leaf resting on a plate and moisten with a few drops of vinegar or lemon juice.

  • Flavor with a few drops of vanilla, remove from the fire, cool, and serve.

  • As the stalks often turn black in cooking, it is advisable to add a few drops of lemon-juice to the water in which they are boiled, and, of course, soda should never be used.

  • To cook the roots they must first be scalded, then scraped and thrown into water in which there are a few drops of lemon juice.

  • A few drops of the essence may be used in any soup, or indeed wherever the flavour of Cayenne pepper is required.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "few drops" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    after drinking; distilled water; few days; few days after the; few days before his; few days before the; few feet from the; few hours; few hundred; few lines; few men; few miles; few miles from the; few minutes; few months; few more; few paces; few rods; few years; few years before the; future navigators; great splendour; hear the; pretty picture; public profession; short distances