gumbo

Example Sentences

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Her family’s version of gumbo starts with chicken thighs, which are seasoned with paprika, cayenne, oregano and salt.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

Luckily the street is an artists’ enclave, with some opening their homes for Hantman’s dinner receptions — one in January served gumbo family-style two doors down at a local artist’s Midcentury Modern house.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 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

I pushed the zinc-sulfur-moonshine gumbo I had dubbed zincoshine into the casement with a broom handle.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam