corn on the cob
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Flanking it on one side is a platter of corn on the cob.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023
Street vendors, primarily Latinos, have hawked chile-dusted fruit, corn on the cob, tacos and easy to prepare treats across Santa Ana for decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022
Some melt the heads and host parties with corn on the cob.
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022
Dear Miss Manners: My family has a long tradition of serving corn on the cob at barbecues, but I am not able to eat it straight from the cob because of my dental work.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022
The food—fried okra, steamed corn on the cob, and pot roast that was so tender it fell right off the plastic fork—convinced me that Dolores was an even better cook than Maureen.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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