Example Sentences

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“John selected 14 entrees. We had barbecued turkey and chicken, smoked pork, lamb stew, tri-tip … should I go on?”

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2021

The duo had barbecued for college tailgates, but when Lindsey became vegan, they decided to switch up ingredients.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

This he divided into halves longitudinally, and had barbecued the half intended for the use of the Bar and Bench.

From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by Sparks, William Henry