Example Sentences

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So you can hardly blame a young white shark for seeing an appetizingly shadowy oval above and chomping.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2021

The lesson: If you want a juicy burger that falls apart appetizingly in your mouth, only salt a formed patty before cooking.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2021

Less appetizingly, one small place features “a deep tray of okra, as viscous as frog spawn, next to a kettle of sodden collard greens looking like stewed dollar bills.”

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2015

New Hampshire Smoked pork shoulder Smoked pork shoulder is the foundation of the New England boiled dinner, a very appetizingly named stew that also contains root vegetables and cabbage.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2014

Instead, I looked down the well and saw nothing but the dark river water flowing freely, appetizingly on its way to some unknown destination.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall