After a heavy meal, he mixed a packet of sedlitz powder with water to relieve his indigestion.

He was arrested after customs found a small bag of marching powder in his luggage.

She gently dabbed her cheeks with a powder-puff before leaving for the party.

When the boss starts asking difficult questions, she often takes a powder.

By the time I returned, he had taken a powder.

When the inspector arrived, the suspect took a powder.

After the rumor spread, she quietly slipped out of the restaurant, taking a powder before anyone noticed.

During the camping trip, we packed several tins of powdered milks so we could make hot chocolate and coffee without refrigeration.

The chef dusted the roast with a pinch of powder-forte, a medieval spice mixture that added a peppery kick to the dish.

In the chronicles, young recruits were often described as food for powder, sent to the front lines with little hope of survival.