How to Use food in a Sentence

food

noun
  • She gave food and drink to the hungry travelers.
  • What is your favorite food?
  • But, fear not: All the food here is served in to-go boxes.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • The kitchen is compact, but has enough space to cook meals and store food.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 21 July 2023
  • The awards are often referred to as the Oscars of the food world.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
  • Cho told him to enjoy the trip and food before the replies stopped.
    Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
  • Culinary Masters 2023 Don’t miss the food event of the year.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 5 June 2023
  • But like Tiana’s Palace, food does the heavy lifting here.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The couple launched a food trailer in 2015 and dubbed it La Pote-Ria.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • The liquor, like the food and firewood piled in the corner, is ferried in on the back of a haul sled.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Most folks worried that the distinct taste would drown out the flavor of the food.
    Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The food was fresh and flavorful, and the service was fast.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Healthcare and food and drink stocks weighed on the Stoxx Europe 600.
    Joe Wallace, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Keep your home clean from crumbs and spills, so there’s less food to attract ants.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
  • The law won’t result in any foods getting banned from shelves, Gabriel said.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • If the people closest to the top eat most of the food, then the prisoners near the bottom will starve.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Drinks would often end up on the floor, mixed with food, trash, his feces and urine.
    Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • For restaurant and food news and the best things to do: @cltfive on Instagram and TikTok.
    Jodie Valade, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Saw gains in food security in the first year, but by the end of the study the gains disappeared.
    Jesús Gerena, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Fast food workers are among the lowest-paying workers in the U.S.
    Mansee Khurana, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
  • There will be drinks, food, games, and tunes by DJ Mister Martin.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Purchase food and drinks from food trucks or pack a picnic.
    Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
  • If this becomes the team’s main source of food, Coach Ben could be one to watch as a rogue dissident.
    Radhika Menon, ELLE, 30 Mar. 2023
  • McBride has also posted video from Nichols of bad jail food.
    Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
  • Fans of Junior's can follow its Facebook page to know when and where to get its food.
    Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
  • Merlin is the sort of dog Archie just can’t understand: a dog that doesn’t wolf down his food the minute it’s placed in front of him.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 June 2023
  • Enter the food subscription gift, which is, in our opinion, the best kind of gift to give and receive.
    Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Residents gave them clean water to drink and food to eat.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Instead of trying the food retrieval that had been trained on, the immigrants used the resident solution on their first try.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The question still looming over many in the food industry, however, is how two big variables will factor into food prices.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024

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