curry

Example Sentences

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President Trump has a reputation for trying to curry favor with investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But an attempt - over a curry at Deighton's house - to persuade Paul McCartney into taking a lead role came to nothing.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Both Paramount and Netflix sought to curry favor with the White House, with Paramount winning out.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

You can cook two large things on the weekend — a pan of baked ziti, a pot of curry — and alternate between them until takeout night rolls around on Friday.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Yellow and brown stains of whatever curry or sandwich he’d eaten for lunch dotted the material.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi