Example Sentences

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The menu listed this mystery dessert as “mars,” and when it arrived at the table he discovered that it wasn’t some gastronomical anomaly, but exactly what the menu said.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

But here’s the hard-to-digest gastronomical fact: A McDonald’s cheeseburger is a better deal today than it was in 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In Modena, a small city famed for gastronomical products, authorities said they would close local bridges to traffic on Friday evening as a precaution against rising river levels.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

Touzani’s 2019 debut, “Adam,” centered on the sorority between a seasoned baker and a pregnant young woman with gastronomical abilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

I again felt rather like an individual of but average gastronomical powers sitting down to feast alone at a table spread with provisions for a hundred.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë