Example Sentences

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Grill pans and woks are really cool, too, but also not a "must."

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

He traveled to the Malaysian street food mecca of Penang and marveled at the vendors firing their woks with charcoal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Roberto’s follows an Asian fusion restaurant, which left behind multiple woks when it closed.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

In parts of the country, amateur curlers are pushing high-pressure cooking pots and woks on outdoor ice, sweeping do-it-yourself rocks with regular brooms.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Cooks dropped fish heads into woks of hissing oil, and urchins threaded their way underfoot searching for unguarded valuables.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer