Example Sentences

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“Her methodology feels very Eastern European in male and female relationships and dynamics,” Sokol explains as her guests pick at deviled eggs and brie cheese with manicured nails.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

So spend a little time in the Witch’s Cottage, and maybe you’ll start to imagine that cocktail is a potion, and those deviled eggs did in fact hatch from a dragon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Over deviled eggs and hash I finally felt comfortable in my own seat.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

Naturally, it now promotes potatoes as a trick-or-treat option—or “trick-or-tater,” as the association puts it—and suggests any number of Halloween-themed potato recipes, such as one for Devilish Potatoes, a twist on deviled eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

"Stop it, Anu! Take these deviled eggs out to the living room right now. Darnell is waiting there all by himself."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins