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

In the case of gumbo or succotash, it is a good thing.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 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

Luckily the street is an artists’ enclave, with some opening their homes up 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

Plug was quite the gentleman as we picked our way around patches of mucky gumbo the next morning.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson