How to Use be cooking in a Sentence

be cooking

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  • If the crepes seem to be cooking too quickly, decrease the heat.
    G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • But then again, Steve might be cooking something up to subvert the trope.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Whether in a field or atop a building, more and more Berlin chefs seem to be cooking over open fires.
    Gisela Williams, New York Times, 29 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, extreme heat will be cooking parts of the South and the West.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
  • Delvey will not be cooking, instead employing a private chef for each catered meal.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Cooks will be cooking those meals as lunches regularly, both in the kitchen and in the outdoor kitchen.
    Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
  • With over 45 fast and simple recipes to choose from, even the most novice chef will be cooking like Martha in no time.
    Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Soon, the food truck will be cooking, Routson will be brewing, and people will be bellied up at the bar.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Carmen’s will be cooking fresh pasta in a special pan imported from Italy that can cook 30 pounds of pasta at once.
    Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • That fact suggests that consumers who are 25- to 34-years old may be cooking at home or packing their lunches, rather than trading down to fast food.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • With so many planetary laboratories on which so much planetary chemistry could be playing out, who’s to say at least some of them wouldn’t be cooking up life?
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The Rotary Club of Brunswick will also be cooking up something delicious.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Of course, any man with a connection to a housewife might know all that stuff too, and Tamra is seen wondering what kind of revenge Slade might be cooking up for her … .
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
  • They may also be treated to Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue, which Conti said will be cooking in the open area behind the stage.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Since many mothers probably aren’t doing much cooking on Sunday, this column is more for whoever is going to be cooking for mom this holiday.
    Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022
  • When those two eventually join the likes of Max Fried and postseason hero Cam Schlittler, New York could be cooking with gas.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Inflation may be cooking up the most expensive Thanksgiving in history for American families.
    Gabe Cohen, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Suzu’s refuge is more contemporary, evoking the sort of metaverse alternatives to mere reality that Google, Apple, Oculus and who-knows-whatulus may be cooking up for our online future.
    Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Signaling what will be a frenetic week, Draymond Green opted out of his contract, ESPN reported Monday morning, sending alarm bells across the league that the Warriors could be cooking up cap magic to potentially lure James to the Bay Area.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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