cook-off
- a variation of cookoff.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Some let slip their secrets during the actual cook-off, when host Sarah Rankin interviews them as they stir away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
Then I just get at it: one big mise en place, one big protein cook-off, one big baked goods batch.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
Joining them will be a cook-off called “America’s Culinary Cup” with Padma Lakshmi and “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
After making Welsh lamb and bara brith for dessert in the cook-off, the BBC show was won by 51-year-old Wynne.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023
People came for the events, the tree-topping and chicken-plucking competitions, and the chili cook-off.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
![]()