cook up

Example Sentences

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To be sure, there are other ways to cook up those spots, but they require high temperatures the rock probably never experienced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

To do so, I stay away from bistros in fancy neighborhoods, which charge too much and often cook up mediocre food.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Madhusudhan says that does nothing to disprove his hypothesis; comets are known to be little laboratories that can cook up all sorts of unlikely things.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

So there’s just a wonderful stew that we were able to cook up, it was a recipe that seems to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

“You’re done until we cook up some more,” John said, but more was not on the way.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin