duck soup

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of duck soup The duck soup recipe at YOUYU involves quite a kitchen concerted effort, many rare and aromatic spices and menu patience. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 For Marx, making the transition from actress to wife of a great movie star was duck soup. Donald Liebenson, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Rather than give the man his spare change, Raymond bought him a cup of duck soup. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2021 By comparison, Adare's most recent renovation— completed this spring after two years of construction—was duck soup. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018 For me, that one dish was Hong Kong-style roast duck soup from Chinatown in New York City. Sari Botton, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck soup
Noun
  • Everything is cooked fresh, served fast, and tastes even better with the salty breeze coming off Bogue Sound.
    Abby Price, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Highs for Tuesday are in the low 50s with a good breeze and a chance for rain in the afternoon.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many reviewers credited the beach’s immaculate facilities and amenities— including bathrooms, charcoal grills, tables, and picnic pavilions—for making their visits true trips to paradise.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Guests are welcome to bring their own picnics and lawn chairs to watch the drone show, or buy food from K&C Concessions, The Food Spot and Pizza 51.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Inside, behind glass cases, are cannoli made from a family recipe, Cangialosi said, along with other baked goods, such as specialty cakes, cream puffs, cupcakes and macarons.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The scones here are particularly scrumptious (try the apricot), but make sure to leave room for some of those airy earl grey cream puffs and a sweet berry tea called Blueberry Merlot.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With a clean interior, a hard pass on manual labor is the icing on the cake.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Dallas market was like icing on the cake, and the icing is going to stay on the cake.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This free party includes DJs, pop-up bars, kid stuff and more.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Physicist Matthew von Hippel looks not at the birth of the universe but at its destruction, outlining a disastrous world-ending scenario that makes asteroid strikes and Earth-colliding black holes look like kid stuff.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Duck soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck%20soup. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!