cookout

Example Sentences

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With music provided by a live DJ, the monthly game night feels like being at a family cookout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

He met with co-workers during a cookout at the Speed Kingz office in Laurel, Md., ahead of a recent night shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

We always call it a cookout where I'm from.

From Salon • May 30, 2024

Thinking about food safety isn’t anyone’s idea of fun, but neither is ruining memories of a fun cookout by getting sick.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

“My sorority sister invited me to visit. We’ll probably go to a cookout, maybe a movie. She’s a die-hard Braves fan, but I’m not about to let her drag me to a game.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson