stir
Example Sentences
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In power, he melded politics with nationalism, and used the 1,000-year anniversary of the Hungarian state to stir national pride by sending the historical Hungarian crown across the country to small towns and villages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Onlookers said that, as several flight attendants tried to stir Lyonne, removed her laptop and asked if she needed medical attention, she seemed out of it, and asked, “Where are we?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Pull the pan from the heat before you stir them in — this is how you avoid the dreaded graininess, that chalky betrayal.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Rayan Cherki caused a stir on social media with his antics at the Carabao Cup final.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Even with the rain, the cows needed milking, the chickens needed feeding, and Aunt Pretty needed someone to stir the catsup she was making, and to taste it as well.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing stir
"Amigo Brothers" and "Lean on Me"
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"A Raisin in the Sun," "My Father is a Simple Man," and "My Mother Pieced Quilts"
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