How to Use pepper in a Sentence

pepper

1 of 2 noun

• Top each with a grind of pepper.
  — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
• Add more pepper and flaky sea salt to taste.
  — Craig Melvin, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
• Then add any spices, salt, and pepper.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
• There is no cheese, nor is salt or pepper used.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
• Stir in sage, salt, and pepper.
  — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
• Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
  — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
• Baked peppers stuffed with a mix of rice and beans.
  — Ana Morales, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
• It’s topped with steak, onions and peppers.
  — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• There’s no more tear gas or pepper balls in the streets.
  — Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
• Pink pepper to give a little bit of a bite.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
• Season the soup again with salt and lots of pepper.
  — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
• Season the dish to taste with salt and pepper.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• Season the beef all over with salt and pepper.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Add the meat to the pot and season with salt and pepper.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
• Sprinkle in a pinch of salt and pepper, and boom!
  — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 26 May 2026
• Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
• Transfer to a bowl and add salt and pepper to taste.
  — Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and dive in.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
• Pepper spray works much the same as pepper balls.
  — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
• Sprinkle the rest of the salt and the pepper over it.
  — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
  — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
• Pour the reserved rice broth in around the peppers.
  — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
• Stir in rice; add broth and season with salt and pepper.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
• Stir in the eggs, pepper flakes and half the parsley.
  — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
• Season quinoa slices with salt and pepper; add to pan.
  — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
• Just don’t forget to add on the hot peppers.
  — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
• Stir in lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.
  — Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
• To serve, give the soup one more season with salt and pepper.
  — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2026
• The sharp, pungent scent of chile peppers clings to the air.
  — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
• Add spice with diced chile peppers or crushed red pepper flakes.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025

pepper

2 of 2 verb

• You need to pepper the stew more.
• Sauté them with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper for a quick side dish.
  — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
• Sauté them with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper for a quick side dish.
  — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
• Salt and pepper the beef shanks and add them to the pot, along with the bay leaves.
  — New York Times, 1 Nov. 2021
• Bring chicken broth and pepper to a boil in a large saucepan.
  — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
• Take a hike to one of the icy-blue glacial lakes that pepper the region.
  — Ally Jaksen, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
• These small inquiries pepper the day.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
• Williamson peppered her speech with $20 words, book titles and quotes.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
• Hints of that creative process pepper the open-layout living room.
  — Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
• The fighters scanned the students’ phones and peppered them with questions.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• This time, fans of 20 different teams peppered the crowd.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
• The women had all read my book and eagerly peppered me with questions.
  — Roxane Gay, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
• Like a lot of rookies, Swift likes to pepper his mentor with questions.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 20 Aug. 2020
• More subtle hints are peppered throughout the story.
  — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
• In theory, cities could pepper them across every stop sign and traffic light.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
• Sure, there were some addled clowns not of this realm peppered throughout the amphitheater.
  — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 12 July 2023
• Form into patties, salt and pepper the outsides, and pan-fry until browned and cooked through.
  — Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
• That spells good news for the likes of Pharah players who like to pepper in rockets from a distance.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Trump peppered his trade partners with threats yesterday.
  — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
• Many of the pitchers at the top of this list have two fastballs and pepper the top of the zone with different shapes.
  — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
• Stir together cream cheese, bacon, scallions, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
• Sprinkle salt, garlic powder, and pepper evenly over both sides of steaks.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
• From a writing perspective, is that fun to pepper in all of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments?
  — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2023
• With roomy bike lanes peppered throughout downtown, exploring is a breeze.
  — Kathryn Streeter, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
• Showers could pepper the region tomorrow morning, with best odds as one heads south or east of the city.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• In-game collectibles such as notes or a child’s artwork are peppered throughout the space, sometimes on walls and on floors.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Enjoy it raw or lightly steamed with olive oil, salt, and pepper for the most nutrients and best flavor.
  — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025
• Becerra peppered his speech with bursts of Spanish.
  — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
• Stir salt, sugar, and pepper into milk mixture in saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-high.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
• New arrivals pepper him with questions about where to stay the night, how to get there and whether there’s anywhere to charge a telephone.
  — NBC News, 16 Mar. 2022