How to Use skewer in a Sentence

skewer

1 of 2 noun
  • Place one skewer on each plate and spoon the peanut sauce over the lamb.
    — cleveland, 18 July 2023
  • The bag has a photo of the shrimp skewers.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Tiny forks are used to remove the hot morsels from the skewers.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The Apex has a skewer here, which is used to clamp the axle in place.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Thread the salmon onto the skewers.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Serve hot, on skewers if desired.
    — Christine Wong, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025
  • It’s adorned with pumpkin, pine cones, leaves, and berry skewers.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Spear the meatballs with small skewers.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Serve hot, on or off the skewers, with naan or rice and chutney on the side.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • To do that, stick a wooden skewer deep into the soil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Use a knife or skewer to swirl batter around all the way to the bottom.
    — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Otherwise, use a skewer to poke holes in the soil and move it around.
    — Rosa Cartagena, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Turn skewers over and broil 2 minutes.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Nosh on lamb skewers or savor bites of sweet plantains.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Line up your hot dogs and create a rack by running a skewer through each end.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
  • Pull the skewer up to expose the vein, then pull it out and discard.
    — Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Transfer the skewers to a platter and serve hot.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Or, skip the skewers and serve this zesty Creole recipe in small cups.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Hot-glue the center of the web to a skewer stick and enjoy your new drink decor!
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Kono turns each skewer up to 50 times, his focus locked on the grill.
    — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Fan out slices on plates or platter and top with onions (removed from skewers).
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, opt for easy-to-grab skewers and finger food for a mess-free meal.
    — Sarah Schreiber, House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
  • Angled shafts of steel skewer the office floors.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Place a few squares of lettuce and a pickle slice on top of each and run a skewer through it.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Use a sharp tool such as a metal skewer or a knife to puncture skin and fat with small holes.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Pile skewers on mixed greens with goat cheese and veggies, then pass the tongs and dressing.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Simply load them onto the skewer and pop them into a glass vase.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Simply cut up a few different fruits and place them on a skewer.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Insert the tree-trunk skewer into the hole and secure it with hot glue.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
  • These tiny tasty bites are smoked, well-seasoned, splashed with jeow som sauce and served on skewers.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

skewer

2 of 2 verb
  • Pitt knows what this film needs and how to skewer his own image.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Add an olive, wrap anchovy over olive and skewer anchovy again.
    — Jonah Miller, WSJ, 6 July 2018
  • Use a garden fork to loosen the soil around your plants, taking care not to skewer the onions.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The paper is often skewered for bias.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Cut hot dogs crosswise into thirds and skewer each piece with a wooden crafts stick.
    — Casey Barber, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2020
  • Give them a quick dunk in boiling water, dry them off and skewer them down the center.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • There will also be those denizens of the deep known for their penchant to skewer flesh or sever limbs.
    — Irv Erdoscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • After expressing the twist over the drink, curl it up with an olive and skewer them both on a pick.
    — Washington Post, 21 May 2021
  • No character on the show more vividly skewers the hubris of the 1%.
    — Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Or when their character is skewered by a focus group ahead of the pilot.
    — Justin Kirkland, ELLE, 13 July 2023
  • Cohen skewered consumerism with a story inspired by the rise of junk food.
    — Jake Coyle, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019
  • So should companies, which can be skewered over an expanding gamut of gripes.
    — The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
  • All of this has predictably led to Lewis getting skewered on social media.
    — Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The star of the kitchen is the steak trompo, a huge beehive of strip and sirloin steaks skewered on a vertical spit, glossy with fat.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The bun is stamped with Mario's mustache and then skewered with a pick topped with a replica of the plumber's iconic red cap.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Then a comedian gets up to properly skewer the egos that keep this town humming.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The brunch bloody mary is a given, with its skewered mantle of sweet bacon and pickled vegetables.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 18 July 2019
  • So, there was a certain air of eagerness from both roasters and audiences to see the pop star get skewered.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • Wrap a basil leaf around 8 tomatoes and 8 cheese balls and skewer those onto 16 toothpicks.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Bacon on a 15-inch or so skewer, completely doused in chocolate.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 23 Sep. 2019
  • However, the reboot has been skewered by critics.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Slice, brush, season and skewer the remaining zucchini the same way.
    — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • Then there’s their famous al ha’esh—skewered meats like chicken shishlik, hanger steak, and branzino, just to name a few.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 May 2019
  • Once the meatballs are cooked, skewer each one with a piece of crispy bacon, lettuce, a pickle, and a cherry tomato.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • Fast-forward several months, and there’s been plenty of real-world news to be skewered and roasted.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • In hindsight, the impermanence of the three deal makers’ strategies is easy to skewer.
    — Ed Hammondbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Cocktail picks Don’t forget to complete each drink with a fun cocktail pick for skewering those olives.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Critics have skewered Nagy this week for his role in the offense’s ineptitude.
    — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Or rather, its intent is not to skewer its source material, which was never held in high esteem to begin with.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Ann Ralston, a frequent critic of City Hall, skewered the idea.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026

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