skewer

Example Sentences

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Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

For decades, Chinese brothers Gao Zhen and Gao Qiang have made a name for themselves with sculptures like this: irreverent contemporary artworks that skewer the authoritarian past, and present, of their native homeland.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Since they formed in 2019, the artists have gained an international reputation for employing the slick tropes of marketing and fashion to playfully skewer consumerism and supply-chain systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Highlights for me included the caramelized miso sea bass with Zuzu rice cooked in chicken dashi and butter, and the A5 wagyu skewer, an incredible value at $27.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

‘Well, it did not skewer me, I am glad to say,’ said Frodo; ‘though I feel as if I had been caught between a hammer and an anvil.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien