cookbook
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cookbook
Example Sentences
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The little flavor sachets often marketed with all the sophistication of a church cookbook fundraiser.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
When did you last buy a hardback and what was it – a cookbook, a coffee table book or fiction?
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Living in Tokyo in the early 1980s when our bakeries didn’t yet sell pita, I found directions in a discarded James Beard cookbook and made my own.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
“Don’t be afraid to hit up your nearest dollar stores,” said Brian Theis, a cookbook author who likes to put his thrift-minded ways to good use during Easter.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
She’d skipped over to Dad, pointing to a page in the Foreign Foods! cookbook she was reading.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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