Example Sentences

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But Costco is already king of hot dogs, toilet paper, precooked chicken and even travel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Though EBT food assistance prohibits the purchase of precooked items like pizza slices, customers have workarounds: First, Dalia sold the woman a frozen pizza.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

Listeria’s ability to adapt and proliferate under varied conditions means “it’s an ongoing battle,” especially at large food-processing establishments like BrucePac, which churns out precooked, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products in huge quantities.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

In the past few years, it has become trendy north of the Mexican border as a marketable flavor for snacks and pantry products like potato chips, chili crisp and precooked rice.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Mom worked full-time—Dad had left years ago—so it was my job to turn on the oven and pop in one of the dishes she’d precooked and stuck in the freezer for the school week.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee