How to Use cockle in a Sentence
cockle
noun-
The love within these friendships warmed the cockles of my heart.
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Jenny Bayliss,
PEOPLE,
7 Dec. 2025
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This warms the cockles of Adam Silver’s heart.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Read the interview here and warm your comedy cockles.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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Search for shells at the shoreline, and you'll be surprised by the amount of perfectly intact, yet tiny whelks, cockles, and olive shells.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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If that doesn't warm the cockles of your heart, there's always Chandler's memory of his ninth Thanksgiving, when his parents announced they were getting divorced.
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Gretchen Hansen,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Nov. 2025
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After all, there are 17 miles of beach to explore here, and plenty of opportunities to score common finds such as fighting conchs, clams, angel wings, scallops, great heart cockles, and lightning whelks.
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Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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Combinations are inventive with one dish pairing langoustine with cacao and lion’s mane mushroom and another bringing together lamb with cockles.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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From the kitchen comes an equally elegant menu of classics – think gorgeous local steaks, terrines and roasted Amish chicken plated with cockles – imagined with creativity and a deep understanding of European technique seen through a Tennessee lens.
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Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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