gumbo

Example Sentences

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His gumbo recipe, for example, calls for two pouches each of smoked clams, oysters and mackerel along with white rice, oregano, cumin and chile peppers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

Adults are about two feet long and weigh some 15 to 20 pounds, with plenty of meat for a gumbo or stew.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

We should consider ourselves lucky that the appropriated accents aren't dripping with Northern gumbo, i.e. the kind that punishes us instead of lending flavor.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

As the bits and pieces of this great big gumbo of a country come together, new and surprising things are created.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

The aroma of Mississippi-style gumbo, shrimp and grits, and peach cobbler cinnamon rolls is enough to make me hungry too, but JP doesn’t seem to care about food.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas