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fry

[frahy] / fraɪ /


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You can force yourself to stop eating— “I’m just going to put that french fry down.”

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

John gets a job as a fry cook at a restaurant called Shrimp Castle; Helen, who used to be a saleswoman at luxury shops, works on consignment for a home-goods store in an outdoor mall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

"I've also got a big shipment of herring which is a wonderful and a very traditional Shetland fish to fry."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Tiny Tim needledrops, an in-universe parody of Adam West’s Batman, the irony of its main character finding fulfillment as a fry cook — it all pointed toward Gen X’s wry, detached view of culture.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

It’s only hot dogs in the fry pan, but still, that’s something.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Sometimes you just want to tell a box that you need fries and trust that fries will appear.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Mr. Meyer reluctantly met with the nephew over Shake Shack burgers and fries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

I don’t eat meat, so I’ll do a beer, French fries with “truffle,” shrimp tacos and maybe some candy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

A child could eat the fries and then go home and watch the clown who sold them solve a mystery.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

They had to go through a room that smelled of hamburgers and french fries, and they all became aware of how hungry they were.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Taco Bell certainly has, using fried chicken, biscuits, waffles and even fried cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Industrial trans fats, which can be present in some processed and fried foods, have been strongly linked to an increased risk of heart disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sporting a futuristic leather-textured suit, Lady Gaga can be seen working behind the counter, offering fried chicken to customers and restocking bottled tea in the video clip released on Friday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Under shaded tents, plates overflow with fried fish and macaroni salad as elders hold court, trading stories about “the old record shop on Avalon” and the Los Angeles they remember “before the riots.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Felix got the fried shrimp even though he didn't have an appetite.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

If you heat up food—by frying it in a pan, for example—it will usually form some amount of acrylamide without adding any other ingredients at all.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

"It's like he's being taken out of the frying pan and into the fryer," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

It appeared as cooking oil, frying fat, shortening, salad dressing, mayonnaise and an inconspicuous ingredient in packaged foods.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

I usually prepare the batter just before frying because it comes together so easily—you just whisk the flour with lukewarm water and the egg whites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

I had fallen asleep on Ty’ree’s shirt and woke to the smell of chicken frying and Ty'ree singing "Me and Bobby McGee" in the kitchen.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson


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