ham
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
It was a strange little society of meats that belonged neither behind the butcher counter nor among the premium lunch meats — the thin-sliced turkey in its tidy package, the glossy hunk of honey ham.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Would you climb Irvine's 25ft greasy pole for a ham?
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Within weeks Masino pulled a U-turn, dumping the new logo, dropping the marketing firm behind it and pausing restaurant remodels, bringing back proven sellers like campfire meals and ham dinners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"It would be like smoked ham," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
A jazz album roared from the home-built stereo shelves in the dining room, and we dined on a potluck brought by loved ones—baked ham, Jell-O molds, and casseroles.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
ChatGPT said she’d need to make two turkeys, two hams and six pies to feed all those guests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Most supermarket hams are already fully cooked, which means your job isn’t to roast so much as to gild the lily.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
Of course there were blankets, water bottles, clothing, masks and hygiene products, but also grab-and-go salads, squeezable snacks for kids, candy, crates of fresh vegetables, protein and grain bars, even honey-baked hams and queen-sized mattresses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
There is a pleasing calm to her delivery that stands out in a scene of fidgety hams.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
There was the gray cat sunning himself outside the tailor’s shop, and the hams and sausages hanging in the butcher’s window.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
They played to the paparazzi, vamping at high-profile events including the Kentucky Derby and the White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner, and hammed it up in “caught off-guard” moments at the supermarket or over lunch.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The last part was hammed up a bit; lacking a controlling stake doesn’t automatically equate to no influence on decisions.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024
Now their AI capability, however obscure, is hammed up.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
Janie Dee hammed up “The Boy From …” a parody of “The Girl from Ipanema.”
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022
In the ring Woody’s smile looked sly and crafty; he hammed it up.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
Equally, you might not have believed her for a second, and thought she was hamming up her pain because it's all gone wrong.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
He performed badly in sports and in school, but was a decent singer and could get a chuckle hamming it up in the school play.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
The 450-pound porker wandered from his pen last week then moseyed on down the road, where he was caught hamming it up on the Molgaard family’s security camera.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
More than that, he seems to relish it, hamming it up as the babies reach out to touch him.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
She was hamming it up a bit, but that was fine, and so was her hoarse whisper.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
