cook for
Example Sentences
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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
Stir in the pico de gallo and cook for 4–5 minutes, until softened and jammy.
From Salon • May 19, 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
The 14-member jury heard that Ms Patterson went through "quite a long process of trying to decide what to cook" for the lunch before choosing to make beef Wellington.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025
The wind grew cold, but fearing that those on the ship would see the smoke we did not start a fire, though we had meal to cook for breakfast.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
