Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Even staying home doesn’t shelter shoppers — the beef they might want to put on their backyard barbecues is up 15%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Summer is a season of Bs: beaches, barbecues, baseball—and blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Instantly recognisable and certain to be spotted at barbecues and in beer gardens up and down England this summer.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Most Americans know propane as the bottled fuel that they use to grill meat during summer barbecues or take on camping trips.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Moving clockwise, we encounter the determinedly sexless Russ and Bobbie Brooks lines, seemingly aimed at pudgy fourth-grade teachers with important barbecues to attend.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich