Example Sentences

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Horseradish is often at its best when it cozies up to cream, like in a traditional steak sauce, or when it mingles with tomatoes, as in a classic cocktail sauce.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025

In my mind, the biggest problem with this isn’t necessarily that he cozies up to pseudoscience.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

It cozies up a space and provides cushioning for a tired cook’s feet.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2023

Endeavoring to access Langley’s notebooks, she cozies up to his niece, a down-at-the-heels dealer in antiquarian books who isn’t above employing a little Lee Israel-style hocus-pocus to produce fake inventory for a credulous clientele.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2019

"Zeems to me tha's zummat like the burd what cozies a new mate ivery zummer!"

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie