cook for

Example Sentences

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“I was really nervous, because I was like, ‘Dang, I’m really fittin’ to cook for my man and his whole family,’” she admits in that post.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

To sweeten the deal: “I’ll cook for him. I would make him all his favorite dishes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

As she astutely points out, it goes unmentioned in most of the supposedly authoritative cookbooks theoretically meant to tell Egyptian women the proper way to cook for the nation’s benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Hugo Ortega, a line cook for Hilton Garden Inn LAX and Holiday Inn LAX, said the package of pay increases will help him pay the rent and provide for his three children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

The commander says it’s safe enough for his men to cook, for us to go above deck, for all to smile a little.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai