cook

Example Sentences

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“When I’m working, I just don’t cook at all basically, and then when I get time off I like to putter around in the kitchen. I’m not very good, but I like to do it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Using $25,000 he had saved as a cook, he opened Galvez Fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Pressure cook for 4 whistles on medium to high heat before turning off the stove.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

I’m no Nobu regular and rarely cook, so I was the class newbie by a long shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

And it never hurts to have a line cook owe you a favor.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith