hot dog

Example Sentences

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Carl Karcher, who parlayed a single hot dog pushcart into a chain of more than 1,000 fast-food restaurants bearing his name, died Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The only glimpse the audience had of "the Pope" was an arm reaching out from behind a dressing room door labelled "Pope Leo XIV" and throwing away a hot dog.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“I’m dressed up as a hot dog, and I love it.”

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

To some in Illinois, letting the storied team leave for Indiana might look like a sin worse than putting ketchup on a Chicago hot dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

At my back, while I unwrapped a hot dog from its plastic package, Arturo asked, “How was she today? Did you hear from the school?”

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez