Examples of all-purpose in a Sentence
there's nothing wrong with all-purpose flour for baking bread, but flour with more gluten is better
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In a separate bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and cinnamon, then mix this into your butter mixture.
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Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Everything comes out of one all-purpose hole called the cloaca in a chunky white paste that’s both poop and pee combined.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, Fields finished 16-for-22 for 266 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, two of which came on the ground.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Most pie crusts are made out of all-purpose flour, butter, and water.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
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Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Everything comes out of one all-purpose hole called the cloaca in a chunky white paste that’s both poop and pee combined.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, Fields finished 16-for-22 for 266 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, two of which came on the ground.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Most pie crusts are made out of all-purpose flour, butter, and water.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
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“All-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-purpose. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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