ham

Example Sentences

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He listed the goodies money could buy: sausages, ham, coffee, bacon, soap, ladies’ stockings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In addition to French green lentils, you’ll need a medium yellow onion, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, vegetable broth, diced cooked ham, olive oil, cracked black pepper, sea salt and za’atar.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The company slaughters nearly 30 million hogs a year and is a major supplier of ham, bacon and other pork products to grocers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

According to the report, Valerio bit the victim after the owner didn’t have the usual ham or “weenies” to lure him outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

After Papa’s big decision, she kept leftover sausage or ham or fried steak-a-lean in her warming oven in case we came by after school.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns