shuck
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The actor learned to shuck oysters and clean fish to play a mentor to a teenage Anthony Bourdain in the new movie “Tony.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ms. Andrews learned to shuck scallops there, and played “king of the hill” on the mound of discarded shells outside.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
One of my fondest food-related memories growing up is watching my father shuck corn at our local supermarket.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2023
I’ll put one of my oyster plates in the freezer while I shuck the oysters from the farmers market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
“Why don’t you just tell us what the shuck is down there, Alby?”
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
During his $45 two-hour tours that embark from a dock at Schooner Landing, Holmes offers a steady patter of oyster-related wisecracks, as his partner, Olga Oros, shucks and hands out shellfish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
I didn’t want to be the aww shucks dad, “kids are so crazy” comic, so I appreciate you noticing that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
The NFL issued a $10 million fine — so, shucks, poor Dan will have to put his next super yacht on layaway — and shifted day-to-day control of the team to his wife, Tanya.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
He might as well have said, "Aw, shucks."
From Fox News ● Feb. 5, 2022
He picks the first ear off the stalk, hurriedly shucks it, and buries his teeth into it.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
