How to Use uncooked in a Sentence

uncooked

adjective
  • Prices for uncooked beef have come down — but might not stay that way.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That's how much the price of uncooked beef roasts rose in May.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 11 June 2020
  • Don’t love the uncooked taste of an egg cooked only on one side?
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2025
  • If using thawed frozen peas, dry them the same way, uncooked.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Shake uncooked rice in a paper lunch bag to mimic the sound of rain.
    — oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Bake uncooked stuffing for the length of time stated in the recipe.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Add the uncooked pieces to the broth with potatoes and carrots.
    — Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Line dough with parchment paper and fill with uncooked beans or pie weights.
    — Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Meat and veggies will come raw, and noodles will come uncooked.
    — Audrey Gorden, RedEye Chicago, 20 Sep. 2017
  • This sauce includes uncooked egg yolks, which does carry a small amount of risk.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Home cooks can buy a complete, uncooked, package geared to their crowd size.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022
  • If your soup seems too thin, just add ¼ cup of uncooked oatmeal to thicken up the soup.
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Cut each uncooked biscuit in half, and then wrap each half around a ball of the cookie dough.
    — Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 14 May 2014
  • And the uncooked burger mixture could sit in the fridge for days, at the ready for a quick meal.
    — Andrea Nguyen, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Serve hot, garnished with a small dab of sour cream, sprig of thyme or sliver of uncooked squash.
    — Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The company is warning against putting wet phones in uncooked rice to dry them out.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • There is a safari episode, a hot episode, a cold episode, a jungle episode and a lot of uncooked fish.
    — Anna Peele, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Stop by the front counter to peruse that day’s fresh, uncooked pastas for home cooking.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Lift edges of egg and let uncooked portion flow underneath.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
  • All were grown side-by-side and blended into uncooked soy-milk-style slurries.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Wounds on his knees would scab over and reopen after he was forced to kneel on uncooked rice and concrete.
    — James Queallystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Line a large baking pan with some of the set-aside, uncooked leaves, then top with small amount of the sauce mixture.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
  • The restaurant also failed to log the amount of time uncooked pizzas were left on the speed rack in the kitchen.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
  • To make one, grab a clean, thick sock (preferably a larger one) and fill it with uncooked rice, oats, or flaxseed.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 18 May 2026
  • One dropping sat on a lid to a kitchen storage container with uncooked beans.
    — David J. Neal updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Be sure to save a few uncooked greens to tack to the ceiling for good luck or hang over the door to ward off evil spirits.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The liquid and uncooked ground beef are stirred together to form a slurry.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 6 July 2021
  • Then people who liked licking the dough from the spoon went for ice cream, with little nuggets of uncooked dough mixed in.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2018
  • Combining the sauce with the uncooked meat gives your chili a finer texture.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
  • For a pleasantly crisp touch, spread the uncooked onions over the chicken mixture.
    — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2017

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