sprinkling
noun
sprin·kling
ˈspriŋ-kliŋ 
1
: a limited quantity or amount : modicum
2
: a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles
3
: a small number distributed at random : scattering
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a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport
just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
A week of wet and windy weather wasn’t enough to put off buyers, who flocked to various events and meetings, while MIP London offered a sprinkling of star power through David Beckham, who talked about his underwear.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Then, as is usual here, the cast contains a sprinkling of musical-theater aces: Greg Hildreth, a pro at welding smarm and actual charm, strolls out as our narrator, the cheerily authoritarian Office Lockstock.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
My own curls arrived around age 13, another pubescent crisis to be dealt with along with the mustache that sprouted overnight and a sprinkling of T-zone blackheads.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sprinkling
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“Sprinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkling. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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sprinkling
noun
sprin·kling
ˈspriŋ-kliŋ
: a very small number or amount
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