cook for

Example Sentences

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No longer working in the fields, she now takes care of her two grandchildren, pouring water from bottles to cook for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He was planning to go home when he was approached by a Russian man with an alluring offer: work as a restaurant cook for the equivalent of $5,200 a month—a staggering enticement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

"They all cook for each other," Ms Kennedy says.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

While I still experiment with la grande cuisine, as Julia Child invited us to do every now and then, on those rare weekend occasions I cook for two or three, not 10 or more.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

“I’m an apprentice. Why would you cook for me?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman