How to Use turkey in a Sentence

turkey

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• He was acting like a complete turkey.
• Place the turkey in the bag and refrigerate for 12 hours.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2022
• At its very best, turkey hunting is a close range game.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2024
• Your advice to teach the daughter-in-law how to cook a turkey was so sexist!
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
• Feel free to use ground chicken or turkey in this easy taco recipe.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2023
• Cook until the turkey is browned and caramelized on the edges, 6 to 8 minutes, making sure to break up any large chunks.
  — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• Homemade turkey gravy is a point of pride for Thanksgiving cooks and the favorite part of the feast for many of us.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
• Our guide will get you through the day, one decision at a time: how to cook the turkey, which sides to serve, what to make ahead and how to end the meal.
  — J. Edward Moreno, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
• Benjamin Franklin wished the turkey was the national bird.
  — House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2023
• Discard the brine, rinse the turkey and dry thoroughly.
  — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• But Monica wins him back by putting a turkey on her head to bring the episode full circle.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
• If the skin begins to darken too much, tent the turkey loosely with aluminum foil.
  — Sean Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
• Cold Kansas City nights are made warmer in the Mahomes household with this turkey chili.
  — Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
• This time around, the concept is a bit more overboard: a meatball the size of a Thanksgiving turkey.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2023
• This simple technique solves many of the age-old turkey problems.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
• Brown the ground turkey, breaking it down into bite-size pieces, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
• The outbreak caused spikes in egg and turkey prices for consumers and cost the government over $660 million.
  — CBS News, 23 Oct. 2023
• Or stash it in the freezer and pull it out a few months down the road to make a truly special Thanksgiving turkey.
  — Emily Saladino, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2023
• The thing to understand is that these are not carnival-fare turkey legs plunked down on a plate.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 27 June 2023
• Franklin offered the same caution: if a turkey ran into a British redcoat, woe to the soldier.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2022
• Bake up this bread stuffing recipe as a delicious side dish or use it to stuff a 12-pound turkey.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
• Instead of roasting a chicken, roast a turkey and get loads more meat.
  — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
• Though, the turkey, St. Louis-style ribs and sausage are also popular.
  — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
• When the turkey evolved to become closely linked to Thanksgiving in the 1800s, the turkey wishbone game came along with it.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
• Our cooking turkey 101 list of basic skills can ease your nerves.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
• Similar to the legs and thighs of a wild turkey, alligator legs need to be slow-cooked.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
• Spring Courtship Display Any turkey hunter out to roost birds in the spring has probably heard a woodcock.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
• Skip roasting the whole bird in favor of cooking just the turkey breast with this healthy pressure cooker recipe.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2023
• My mother used to ship a turkey to Switzerland for Christmas.
  — Bethany Heitman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
• Like a Thanksgiving turkey, an Easter ham is the gift that keeps on giving.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024