And when it sprinkles, it's a sure sign it isn't going to rain.
"Dotty Dimple At Home"
Sophie May
Everywhere there were smears and sprinkles of blood.
"Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates"
Howard I. Pyle
In order to let in the light to the earth he clears off the forest on the hillsides and plains, and sprinkles fine grass seed like an enchanter, and so carpets the earth with a firm sward.
"Canoeing in the wilderness"
Henry David Thoreau