chow

Example Sentences

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The findings showed that mice strongly favored carbohydrate-rich foods and stopped eating their standard chow altogether.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

To tell that complicated story, Hethington depends on dishes like Guyanese chow mein and Trini-Chinese chicken.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

At some prisons, meals are shared in the chow hall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

For example, there is some debate about whether the large jaws of P. boisei were used to crack hard foods like nuts or simply chow down on plants.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

For Sunday chow we had roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas, carrots, carrot cake, and milk.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers