grub

Example Sentences

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He replied "grub" when asked about Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew, and "winner" at the mention of Melbourne-born Formula One driver Oscar Piastri.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

How did a recherché, quasi-French dish leave the skillful hands of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved cooks and wind up being popular grub for millions of today’s cooks and consumers, white and—emphatically—black?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The 85-pound turtle earned her nickname from aquarium staffers when she quickly began eating after having her flipper amputated, and her enthusiasm for grub hasn’t waned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Or was it a food stall dishing out free grub?

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Bluford Jackson wouldn’t of been careless about the shotgun shells or the grub box, either.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns