butcher
Example Sentences
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Gil was pouring money into the renovation, into things he probably shouldn’t have, putting extra-nice butcher block in the bathrooms.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“I’m celebrating neither Nowruz nor Fitr this year,” said Hasan, a Tehran butcher who said he saw two-thirds of his revenue wiped out.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
And if you can swing it, freshly ground meat — from a butcher counter rather than a foam tray — makes a difference you can actually feel.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
However, he is optimistic the shop itself might yet carry on as a butcher, albeit without the family tradition.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Sometimes when the boy’s father helped butcher hogs down at the big house, he would bring home spareribs and sowbelly—lots of sowbelly, but not much spareribs.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing butcher
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