shrimp

Example Sentences

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Inside the convenience store, patrons chatted cheerfully as they waited for the shrimp fried rice and fish strips that make Food N’ Geaux a neighborhood staple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Girl, this is 2026, you don’t need to pay for allll that grilled shrimp!

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The Maguro shrimp fishing boat docked in Havana three days later than hoped after battling strong winds, currents and a pesky battery, with two other ships due to follow.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Significant amounts of fish and shrimp come to the U.S. from Asia and overseas fisheries.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

I eat shrimp and sweet potato cakes and write words on blank lined paper: “fade,” “extinguish,” “evaporate,” “niqabize.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali