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

No matter how you dress them, whatever complicated motivations and methodologies you cook up, they’re all cut from the same pattern.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

Then, after the tour, the guests are able to cook up some of what they have found.

From Salon • May 30, 2024

He tried to cook up a good excuse for being there, in case Lonna or Leon noticed him.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen