gumbo

Example Sentences

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There’s a meat market there, and they have all the andouille sausage, which is good if I’m going to cook something like a gumbo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

And he makes this gumbo that’s fire, usually on Sundays.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

A light touch of herbs, some seasonings and a bright pop of fresh lemon juice, and you have a most brilliant concoction, a concoction that is now as much of a Creole classic as gumbo.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 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

You wanted to dissect the animals quickly, before the spontaneous liquefaction began, because you can’t dissect gumbo.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston