How to Use slather in a Sentence

slather

1 of 2 noun

• But the slather of olive paste calls for a tangy white.
  — David Tanis, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2017
• The real draw is the thick slather of cream cheese frosting on top.
  — Khushbu Shah, CNT, 10 July 2017
• An uneven slather of the jalapeño mayo did little to anchor the meat.
  — star-telegram, 14 Sep. 2017
• So slather on the sunscreen, sink your toes into the sand or soft grass, and dig in to these new books.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2018
• Move it to a sunnier area and slather SPF 30 on the kids before playtime.
  — Jamie Wiebe, House Beautiful, 6 Aug. 2017
• Some are juiced and stirred into a tangy curd to slather between the layers.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2017
• For an extra boost, slather on a pore-cleansing mask once a week.
  — Paige Stables, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2017
• For its latest single, Vicetone slather on the sunscreen and get to drinkin' by the pool.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 21 June 2017
• Fun to decorate in gloss and slather in Burt's Bees to keep from getting chapped.
  — Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 12 July 2017
• Rinse your hands, slather on some lotion, and voilà—your nails should be clean as hell (or, at the very least, well on their way).
  — Ruby Buddemeyer, Marie Claire, 8 Jan. 2018
• The waffles get a drizzle of pure maple syrup on top and a slather of maple butter inside.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2021
• The latter includes a shot of the dry rub that Salt Lick slathers on its briskets before smoking.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 26 Feb. 2020
• Be sure to ask for a side of the cream cheese frosting, because that’s a signature slather here as well.
  — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2018
• Or slather in olive oil, garlic and oregano, then dehydrate them to raisin-dry.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• Or a slather of mayonnaise or sweet cream butter simply must be the coat for that cob of corn.
  — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 23 July 2019
• Like many myths, Freud’s statement contains a sliver of truth and a slather of blather.
  — Steven Kotler, Time, 11 Aug. 2023
• To treat chapped lips, slather on a layer of raw honey before going to bed.
  — Katie Chang, Bon Appetit, 10 Apr. 2017
• To treat chapped lips, slather on a layer of raw honey before going to bed.
  — Katie Chang, Bon Appetit, 10 Apr. 2017
• Instead, a detached slather of acrylic paint hangs directly on the wall.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
• The hallmark of a good tomato sandwich, for me, is mayonnaise that slathers and pools against the tomato.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• The result should be soft on the inside, crispy and golden on the outside with enough fat to make sea salt — and slathers of mayonnaise — stick.
  — Raf Casert, The Seattle Times, 20 June 2017
• The resulting slather is truly unique, worthy of the wings wearing it.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• To swatch, slather, and swipe all of the amazing (and, well, maybe not so great) products that cross our desks during testing season.
  — Allure, 16 Sep. 2019
• You are swaddled in a blur of plaid wool blankets; your throat is happily numb from a slather of Vicks VapoRub.
  — Faran Krentcil, ELLE, 20 Dec. 2022
• For novices, don’t expect Texas-style chili con carne in a bowl; the Cincinnati version is more akin to a thick sauce to top spaghetti or slather on a hot dog.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2019
• Slather at least 1 heaping tablespoon of butter on each side of each bun.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2017
• Pair them with corned beef or slather over shepherd's pie for an authentic Irish meal.
  — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
• The slather of cookie-crumbly frosting helps mask it, to a point.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
• And if any of you barbarians out there slather ranch dressing on your wings, there’s a special place in hell just for you.
  — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
• It’s used to glaze brisket or slather over ribs, adding heat and tang in equal measure.
  — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025

slather

2 of 2 verb

• We ate lobster slathered with butter.
• To serve, slather some of the sauce on the bottom of the serving platter.
  — cleveland, 17 July 2023
• Simply slather the sticker with oil and then soak a rag in oil.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2022
• Pop had shaved his eyebrows and slathered his face with white paint.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
• The Jaguars’ firing of Tom Coughlin this past week is slathered in irony.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2019
• Grill fresh corn on the cob and slather it with a zesty cheddar cheese butter.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2022
• For a long time, my solution was to slather on creams and oils to defeat the frizz.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 21 Nov. 2022
• What’s so wrong with slicing a bagel and slathering on a healthy amount of cream cheese?
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
• And that initial whiff hadn’t stopped Ms. Roberts from slathering the cream all over her scalp.
  — Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 21 June 2023
• Just slather the outside of each piece of bread with mayo instead of butter.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
• If making a spice paste, slather each lollipop with that.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
• Think: corn on the cob slathered in butter, grilled meats, and summer salads.
  — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• First, Mallmann's chefs hung a rib eye slathered in chimichurri sauce.
  — CBS News, 31 Aug. 2019
• Here are the top six brightening products to slather on now.
  — Andrea Jordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2020
• Just slather the product in your hand, rub it into your face, and wipe away with a damp towel.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 16 Aug. 2022
• But there's no need to overdo it and slather your body in copious amounts of cream.
  — Elise Tabin, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Dec. 2022
• She's known to slather on oils and keep it au naturel all day with just a touch of cheek or lip stain and mascara.
  — Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2021
• The last thing most skin needs is to be slathered in yet another skin care product.
  — Jessica L. Yarbrough, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Dec. 2019
• Borges’ team makes the bread in-house daily, then offers a trio of butters or dips to slather on each slice.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 May 2021
• So is its refusal to sharpen its point to a stinger, to slather the action with a moral or message.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• At the merch booth, everything — hoodies, T-shirts, shorts — was slathered in it.
  — August Brown, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
• Some tell you to stir the cinnamon sugar into the butter, then slather it on the bread.
  — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 July 2023
• Drizzle it on waffles, slather it on a sandwich or squeeze some on a cheese board.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• Or slather in olive oil, garlic and oregano, then dehydrate them to raisin dry.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
• Keep a hand cream, like this one from Being Frenshe, in your bag or at your desk and slather on throughout the day.
  — Ava Darrin, ELLE, 30 July 2022
• Elote slathered with kewpie mayo, lime, chile, cotija and a sprinkling of furikake.
  — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
• Kia slathered the center console of the EV6 with this plastic.
  — Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
• Nečas slathered on an empty-netter with two seconds left, getting one back from earlier in the game.
  — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
• Grab a package and enjoy them as-is or crumble them over a mini rice bowl or some rice cakes slathered with peanut butter.
  — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
• Multigrain bread, defrosted in the toaster, slathered with the dry dredges of a jar of almond butter.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026