How do you use the word "spoon" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "spoon": Donna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Could we have a spoon?

Spoon Meaning

/spuːn/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAn implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.

nounAn implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.

Sentence Examples

Donna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

Could we have a spoon?

CEFR Practice Quiz

She used a small ____ to taste the sauce she was cooking on the stove.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He used a small silver ____ to stir a little bit of honey into his cup of hot chamomile tea.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English spoon, spoune, spone, spon (“spoon, chip of wood”), from Old English spōn (“sliver, chip of wood, shaving”), from Proto-West Germanic *spānu, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz (“chip, flake, shaving”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- (“chip, shaving, log, length of wood”). Cognate with Scots spun, spon (“spoon, shingle”), West Frisian spoen (“chip”), Dutch spaan (“chip, flinders”), German Span (“chip, flake, shaving”), Swedish spån (“chip, flake”), Norwegian Nynorsk spon (“chip, spoon”), Faroese spónur (“wood chip; spoon”), Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”)(though the connection to the Greek is likely impossible by modern reconstructions of PIE). Eclipsed non-native Middle English cuculer, coclear (“spoon”), from Old English cuculer, cuceler, cucler, borrowed from Latin cochlear (“spoon”). The "metaphoric unit of personal energy" sense was coined by writer and disability advocate Christine Miserandino in 2003 (see spoon theory).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil." — c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

"While Ms. Fly was with Sharon in the kitchen, Sharon asked the defendant for a “spoon of drugs.” Defendant refused and stated that he did not know where drugs could be obtained." — 1978, Illinois. Supreme Court, Reports of Cases at Law and in Chancery..., page 76:

"To this class college rowing offers no attractions or place, nor are they generally looked upon by the artists of the "spoons" as a desirable addition […]" — 1877, The Country, volumes 1-2, page 339:

"To get all the advantages of being with men of this sort, you must know how to draw your inferences and not be a spoon who takes things literally." — 1872, George Eliot, “Chapter 23”, in Middlemarch:

"We therefore have to meticulously plan out each day with the small amount of spoons we have. Each task will cost us at least one spoon." — 2014 March 12, “The Spoon Theory – Rationing my Legs & Energy”, in Spoonie Sophia, WordPress:

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