How to Use cooking in a Sentence

cooking

1 of 2 noun
  • An on-site cooking school and spa.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But there’s so much more to the cooking.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
  • This is hands-off cooking at its finest.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
  • Make sure the cooking grates are clean.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Push the coals to one side of the grill cooking area.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Read on, to find out how to use each your cooking.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Once you're done cooking, round out the plate with some sides.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Guy Fieri is all about cooking and cars.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Find out how your cooking habits match up to the rest of the world.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Rather than overnight cooking, these pork chops are ready in just over half an hour.
    — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The smell of rice cooking wafted through the house.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Those used in cooking have a warm, earthy flavor.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • They can also be used in cooking.
    — Ryan Brennan may 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
  • Does restaurant cooking oil need to be changed at night?
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Just being at our house and cooking.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid or limit cooking or use of a hot oven or stove in the home.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Lucky for me, my husband does most of the cooking in our house.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • How salty should the cooking water be?
    — Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This negates the need for a timer when heating or cooking food.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Then, transfer to an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Yet the cooking is like from your grandma’s house.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Drain the spinach, then rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Rogers had no cooking background at all.
    — Seth Doane, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • But don't worry, most of the cooking takes place in the oven.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Why does restaurant cooking oil go bad?
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The fish does the heavy lifting; just choose your cooking method.
    — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 1 May 2026
  • When cooking is done, simply wash it.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • Using hot stock is key to help keep the cooking process quick and even.
    — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Frozen dill is best used in cooking and not in fresh recipes like salads.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Frozen dill is best used in cooking and not in fresh recipes like salads.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025

cooking

2 of 2 adjective
  • If the mixture seems too thick, add a bit more cooking broth.
    — Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022
  • Adding too much on top will make the cooking time too long and weigh the pizza down.
    — Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2018
  • One easy post-cooking task is wiping down your kitchen counters.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Ayesha Curry has made a name for herself on the cooking scene.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 May 2017
  • Check out the complete pasta video and see more cooking videos below.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The barrel shape of this charcoal grill gives you a bit more cooking space than a kettle style grill.
    — Kyle Schurman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Remember though, with thicker skin comes a longer cooking time.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Puree, adding a little more cooking liquid or water as needed to make a smooth, light sauce.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • This script could have benefited from a little more cooking time.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • During this streak, the Heat have been great on both ends of the floor, but their offense is truly cooking.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The multi-cooking options include six main burners and a side burner.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 25 May 2021
  • But, of course, turmeric had been a staple in South Asian countries for centuries, as both a cooking spice and a healing agent.
    — Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Search [boil water] and find that water boils at a lower temperature at higher altitudes, so cooking times are longer.
    — Ken Denmead, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2011
  • Our experts say having a post-cooking cleanse is the ultimate daily habit to keeping your home clean and preventing unwanted odors in your home.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • For the most cooking options, consider the June Oven Premium.
    — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2022
  • The cooking grill attachment has a 360-degree swivel stand that moves up and down, and can easily be removed when you're done making food.
    — Carly Kulzer, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2022
  • When the pasta has been cooked just shy of the time called for on its packaging, throw in a handful of peas, cook another minute, and then drain, reserving a little cooking water.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2021
  • In a cooking lesson with Chef Nobu, one writer learns the simplicity of sushi is the product of a lifetime of mastering the craft.
    — Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Cooking by instinct is often heralded as the secret to becoming a better home cook, but not everyone is born with a cooking intuition.
    — Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
  • Others bordered on the more satirical side, such as a cooking scene involving dirt and grass, and an election campaign scene featuring crabs versus lobsters.
    — James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The week runs around $2,000 to $3,000 per person, with pricing options for both cooking and non-cooking guests.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
  • For ages 8 to 12, this workbook includes very simple recipes and science experiments to spark kids’ curiosity about how cooking works.
    — Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Even the America’s Test Kitchen on board will feature a cooking demonstration on Mexican food.
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 31 May 2017
  • Back in the 1950s, House Beautiful wrote about the then-hot trend of pull-out dividers, which screened the kitchen from the dining room to hide all of the cooking mess.
    — Ann Lien, House Beautiful, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Fire Magic has been manufacturing grills in the US since 1937 and is renowned for having the most cooking area in its class.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • The show is a cooking competition in which master bakers work to create hyper-realistic cakes that look exactly like everyday objects.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 June 2022
  • Mr Minev’s experience at a cooking-gas firm, also owned by his family, showed him how challenging the Amazon’s logistics could be.
    — The Economist, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The ingredients used in the stuffing often will require a little pre-cooking, especially when using bacon, one of the more popular options.
    — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2020
  • The week runs roughly $2,000 to $3,000 per person, with separate pricing for cooking and non-cooking guests.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • Audiences can expect more cooking, more comedy, more outrageous props, more music, and more potentially dangerous science stuff than past tours.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 23 Mar. 2022

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