cook

Example Sentences

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If you know someone isn’t a great cook, don’t expect them to pick up a spatula come breakfast time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Each morning the nuns, some of them in their 90s, cook breakfast for the house–a variety of pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruits and juice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

HTA had initially employed Hillary Dawa as a cook to be stationed at Camp 2, but ended up using him as a substitute for a guide who "fell sick at Base Camp", the company said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

No longer working in the fields, she now takes care of her two grandchildren, pouring water from bottles to cook for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Ma had taken me in hand, pushing me to cook more complicated dishes, coaching me through the advanced sewing techniques that were second nature to her.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu