turkey
Example Sentences
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The turkey, meanwhile, looms — well-meaning and faintly ceremonial.
From Salon
“The cleanest of all the poultry is turkey, so I’ll do white-meat turkey or I’ll do sea bass. No dirty fish — no shrimp, no catfish, no tilapia. And I do my herbs every day.”
From Los Angeles Times
He could get used to chomping down on a huge turkey leg like some old- time king in a movie, couldn’t he?
From Literature
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Sometimes I’ll order the breakfast, which is two eggs and turkey bacon and potatoes.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, the turkey — often dry, well-meaning, faintly ceremonial — recedes into the background.
From Salon
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