How to Use cookout in a Sentence

cookout

noun
  • The cookout breaks down to about $7 a person for a party of 10.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 27 June 2023
  • Read here to learn which are his top picks, right in time for your next cookout.
    Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • It’s a fun tool that’ll get plenty of use at his next cookout.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022
  • And the base of every fun and hearty cookout starts with a really good grill.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 23 May 2022
  • The full day continues into the evening with a cookout feast hosted by the park staff.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2022
  • As the fall looms, your chances to impress with a backyard cookout are coming to an end.
    Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2022
  • And that means making a list of all your favorite cookout recipes and heading to the grocery store.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 29 May 2023
  • These fast and easy kabobs are the perfect light starters for a cookout or barbecue.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Pair this bright veggie with your next hot dog cookout.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 July 2023
  • There’s no better way to end a Fourth of July cookout feast of burgers and hot dogs than with a slice of pie.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2022
  • Who doesn't love a cookout with a full spread of your summertime favorites, sparklers that light up the sky, and the thrill of fireworks?
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 26 May 2022
  • There is a cookout at the South Mastick Picnic area for anglers.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Parks and his son, who were coming from a holiday cookout, were found dead in their car.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 May 2022
  • Fresh fruit: Bringing fresh fruit is always a safe bet at cookouts.
    USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • There is the occasional cookout on the sidewalk in the summertime, the braiders on 125th, the line up at the Apollo—all in the midst of slick new condos.
    The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The source for that tweet was the American Farm Bureau, which does an annual survey of how the costs of the cookout change from year to year.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 July 2022
  • Start by making the marinade and skewering the chicken the morning of your cookout.
    Asha Loupy, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The side dish was a favorite during the hot summer months, and a bulk order could easily be brought to a cookout.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Learn how to make baby back ribs in the oven, and every day will be like a beautiful summer cookout.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • It can be heard at cookouts and concerts, block parties and ballgames.
    Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
  • Such moments felt typical — choral call and response and inside jokes gave the show the feel of a summer cookout.
    New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The tailgate will feature an outside patio bar and a grill cookout for burgers and brats.
    Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Using your backyard grill means less mess in your kitchen, but scrubbing charred and grimy grates after a big cookout can be a beast of a chore.
    Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • This dish, served in section 113, transported me to a family cookout, where pulled pork and sides are piled on top of a hot dog straight from the grill.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades, cookouts, and, of course, fireworks.
    Jim Salter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023
  • My cookout reminded me, too, that late summer is a time of bounty.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Over the weeks that followed, a grandmother was shot in the neck, a popular singer was killed in front of his house and a woman was killed at a front-porch cookout.
    Campbell Robertson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Warm up on a chilly winter night with your favorite flavors from the summer cookout and make your kids' new favorite soup recipe.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Two years of having cookouts with family, going to church on Sundays and dreaming of staying free for the rest of his life.
    Angela M. Hill, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • For this Fourth of July, bring something special to your cookout with friends and family.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2022

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