Buttering in a sentence

While he was buttering a piece of Kaiser roll, Wolfe Goldberg, with his dachshund on a leash, rang the front bell.

Later when Roker rode along on a sidecar, the butter man chased him and screamed to the camera, "We're buttering you up!

On “Sensory Memory,” buttering the edges of toast becomes a metaphor for unspoken changes in a relationship.

A man in a GCU sweatshirt at the next table looked over at Kelley, then went back to buttering a bagel.

She tends to let her vowels run as hot as the emotional moment demands, sometimes smearing the edges of her words as if she’s buttering the beat.

Thomas cut himself again while buttering his bread. I don't know how he does it.

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You had better try buttering him up first.

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Heat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Prepare a 23cm springform cake tin by buttering it liberally, sprinkling in 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar, and shaking the pan until the sides are coated with sugar.

It’s Buttering Up a Roy Child 101.

He is buttering up to his boss.

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He's buttering up his boss.

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I'm buttering the bread.

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Furthermore, Trump will be coming from a G6+1 meeting where he’ll be actively disliked and out of his depth, so no doubt the Kim side will exploit that with much buttering up and flat-out bribery, as that worked for China.

While overall smaller, when separated they have a larger soft surface area because of the way they are baked which allows for buttering and toasting, which are also commonly used for convenient serving of seafood like lobster or fried clams.