shish kebab
Example Sentences
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Now, Martin is a father to an 8-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son — the same age he was when manning his Greek family’s shish kebab stand on the Jersey Shore.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025
Unfortunately, I realized while going through this shish kebab storm that all the people close to me — family, friends, co-workers — are dumpers.
From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2022
On a certain alley in Xinjiang stands a diner I particularly like, popular for its pigeon shish kebab and milk tea.
From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2018
The origin of the word shashlik is rooted in shish kebab, the Turkish and Arabic words for skewered meats.
From Washington Times • Jan. 27, 2018
He was tired of dreaming about being a shish kebab.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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