canned

Example Sentences

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The Margherita pizza calls for a simple sauce—uncooked and made from quality canned tomatoes blended up with a bit of salt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"They gnaw everything except metal. Because of the mice, we had to eat all food products except canned food quickly, or else the mice would destroy them all."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Someone probably tried to deliver a canned history of the actual Arc de Triomphe to Trump at some point.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

“We grew up with not a lot of means,” he said, recalling his mother’s magical ability “to whip up a whole meal with just canned tuna or cheese sandwiches.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Why would you want canned goods? We have plenty.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly