How to Use shrimp in a Sentence

shrimp

noun

• He's a little shrimp of a boy.
• The shrimp in the tom kha were large and tasted fresh...
  — cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
• To start, tried the shrimp and pork spring rolls ($4.95 for two).
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 15 Feb. 2022
• The fish was on a pile of fluffy rice and topped with a handful of plump shrimp.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 4 Apr. 2022
• Both of us agree the shrimp is sweet and springy and the fried chicken is a why bother.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
• The main attraction is a spicy feast of shrimp, sausage, and corn.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
• The shrimp will be available cooked (boiled or sautéed) for $8.99 per pound.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2022
• Test a shrimp to see that it is done and opaque throughout, then drain.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
• Homemade dessert of the week ($1) and a la carte pieces of fish, shrimp or sides available.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2022
• Hold the vegemite sandwiches and take the shrimp off the barbie.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2022
• Swedish shrimp toast bursting with dill and topped with roe.
  — Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2022
• Eliminate the black filament on the back of the shrimp.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
• Huge shrimp boats sit perched amid the remains of a mobile home park.
  — Stephen Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
• So expect more SPACs to stumble out of the gate—but hold the shrimp ceviche.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 2 June 2022
• Six weeks ago, Hamilton was in his kitchen about to cook shrimp in a new pot.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
• Choose from jumbo lump crab cakes, stuffed shrimp or fish and chips.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 22 Dec. 2021
• To make this dish vegan and gluten-free, omit the shrimp and seek out gluten-free soy sauce.
  — Jessie Yuchen, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2022
• How much money will be lost as fresh water drives away the shrimp?
  — Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022
• Blessed with the char from the grill, the beautiful shrimp were buried in a garden of fresh herbs and slices of bitter radish.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2022
• Cook on high at a rapid boil until shrimp is pink, 3 to 4 minutes.
  — Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022
• Quickly sear shrimp in a slick of olive oil, then cut the heat and swirl in a hunk of garlic butter.
  — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2022
• As always, the shrimp is butter-poached and the chives are plentiful.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
• The polenta could have been creamier and a little less chunky, but the shrimp was on point.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2022
• The shrimp are nice but almost incidental; for me, this dish is all about the sauce.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
• Fried fish, shrimp, oysters and crab claws, plus hush puppies and a side, for a princely $13.50.
  — al, 22 June 2022
• Whether the circle is a Jell-O mold of shrimp or a honey funnel cake, the circle brings us home.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2022
• Simmer shelled shrimp with lemon slices until just opaque and drain.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2022
• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Remove any veins from the shrimp.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• Serve the shrimp over brown rice or wrapped in crisp lettuce leaves for a fast, crowd-pleasing supper.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2022
• Brine shrimp, which feed millions of people across the world, could lose their watery abode.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024