roasting

Example Sentences

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Hand roasting coffee beans is a slow, careful process.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Some contaminants can enter food from the environment, while others can form during high heat cooking methods such as heating, smoking, grilling, roasting, and frying.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Shortly after, he came across a clip on social media of Carson Olshansky, a New York-based trans comic, roasting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The film spends significant time roasting inane eccentrics like Benji but not without explaining their place in the media’s modern ecosystem.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

From my backseat car window, I would point my nose toward Kiddieland and breathe in the smells of roasting hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, and candied apples cooling on refreshment stand counters.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry