How to Use curry in a Sentence

curry

1 of 2 verb
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  • The state-by-state list is an eclectic one, from Cuban sandwiches to curry fries.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • If nothing else, the Pauls know how to curry that attention.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • There was no reason for DeSantis to do this, except to curry partisan favor with the right wing.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • To be fair, CBS isn’t the only news organization trying to curry favor in this way.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • And tipping off top funds to a profitable trade—selling short a stock heading into a block sale tends to be a winner—could curry favor with important clients.
    — Liz Hoffman, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Located at the top of the Blackcomb Gondola, this mountaintop haunt has a seafood-forward menu but serves a bit of everything, from burgers to curry.
    — Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Coopers is serving quiche Lorraine, deep-dish apple pie with nutmeg sauce, and curry chicken or curry shrimp depending on the day.
    — Marvin Joseph, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • His inconsistency did not curry much favor on the coaching staff.
    — Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Or curry rice korokke, subbing out the potatoes entirely.
    — New York Times, 8 June 2022
  • Using your private suffering to curry intimacy is neither okay nor sweet (in the other flawed-human kind of way).
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Dining tables are equipped with heating plates, and customers cook one of 24 proteins, ranging from pork belly and Cajun shrimp to beef bulgogi and curry chicken.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Jim, with no other job prospects, must curry Welch’s favor, including enduring a madrigal weekend with the Welches.
    — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • For example, with your go-to curry, keep the same spices and base of onions, garlic, maybe ginger, but instead of adding meat, swap it for things like jackfruit, cauliflower, butterbeans, or sweet potatoes.
    — Emily Chan, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2023
  • European and Italian money revitalized the Libyan coast guard fleet, and Italy even tried to curry favor by brokering peace deals among feuding tribes.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
  • That might be because of the 100% chardonnay wine's flat-out deliciousness, with citrus and apricot flavors that give it a crisp, refreshing zip that pairs equally well with shellfish, cheese plates—even curry.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The restaurant is known for its traditional Jamaican dishes such as jerk chicken, oxtails and curry chicken, but also for its hefty jerk chicken egg rolls.
    — Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022
  • As the site’s ancient canals filled with ships, Buddhism and Hinduism left their own marks on the sprawling complex, including a possible contribution to curry cooking.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Pompeo is rumored to be considering a 2024 presidential run and is clearly trying to curry favor among the main base of his former boss Donald Trump.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 24 Jan. 2023
  • What followed was a labyrinthine plot to curry favor with the Chinese government, hoping Beijing would assist the financier in resolving his global legal woes.
    — Paul Duggan, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • However, Mélenchon’s plans to raise the minimum wage to 1,400 euros a month will surely curry favor among blue-collar voters.
    — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 11 June 2022
  • The menu includes jerk chicken, curry goat, oxtail, pepper steak and curry chicken in addition to Jamaican lemonade and Jamaican sodas.
    — Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2023
  • From tequila-marinated to curry paste-smothered, there are almost infinite ways to enjoy the humble chicken wing.
    — Ellen Fort and Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
  • One Yeezy employee from 2020 describes an atmosphere of shrewd politicking, with everyone vying for West’s ear and trying to curry favor — and not lose their position.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The nominees represent a broad and diverse swath of San Antonio's food landscape, with everything from barbecue and beer to curry and cloth-napkin fine dining represented.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Moscow curries favour with some of these regimes by providing protection from international sanctions for human rights violations or for violating democratic practices.
    — Joseph Siegle, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • The state-by-state list is an eclectic one, from Cuban sandwiches to curry fries.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • If nothing else, the Pauls know how to curry that attention.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • There was no reason for DeSantis to do this, except to curry partisan favor with the right wing.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • To be fair, CBS isn’t the only news organization trying to curry favor in this way.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • And tipping off top funds to a profitable trade—selling short a stock heading into a block sale tends to be a winner—could curry favor with important clients.
    — Liz Hoffman, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
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curry

2 of 2 noun
  • So, chop up a few cloves and add it to your favorite stew, sauce, or curry.
    — Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • One loaf is stained with turmeric and charged with cumin, curry leaves, and cilantro.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2024
  • This is not your curry-in-a-can strip mall Thai joint (which can also be good!).
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Chilean sea bass, meaty white fish in a curry base, is served atop a sauce lighter than soup and closer to a broth.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Use this marble one to make pesto, grind spices, or mash up a fiery red curry paste.
    — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022
  • The pepperiness of the curry leaves blends with the saffron and stands up to the meaty, sweet scallops.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • Any of the meats can be paired with either rice or udon noodles, served in either the house sauce or dry curry.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2023
  • Add the chicken and cook, stirring until the pieces are coated in the curry spices, 1 to 2 minutes.
    — Nandita Godbole, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • As soon as the mustard seeds start to pop (a matter of seconds), stir once and add the curry leaves, if using.
    — Madhur Jaffrey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Chie makes a great curry, loves martial arts, and is willing to go against the group to stick to her principles.
    — PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In the finished dish, the gentle heat of the curry and the sweetness of the warm pudding were offset by the cool, tangy white sauce and a salty plink of caviar at the end of each bite.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Look for khao soi, boat noodle soup, curries, wok’d noodles, laab and more.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The food wouldn’t be fancy, Chaluvadi said, just some rice and curries.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • Add the curry paste and cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
    — Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The staple forms the base for curries, dhals, and cooked vegetables across India.
    — Time, 28 July 2023
  • There'll be pork on a stick from the Philippines, chicken and coconut curry from Thailand and lasagna and bread sticks from Italy.
    — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2023
  • For me, a meal isn’t complete without a hunk of whole-wheat bread to dip into my soup, or a pile of brown rice to soak up my curry.
    — Alice Callahan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Thai Sweet Potato Soup combines the tuber with vegetable broth and a bit of Thai red curry paste.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
  • There’s green curry with Jidori chicken and gra pow (a dish powered by the Thai herb known as holy basil) with Wagyu or crispy pork.
    — Andy Wang, Robb Report, 11 July 2022
  • Sweet corn meets aromatic curry and ginger in this unique take that tastes and looks like sunshine in a bowl.
    — Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Adding a few scoops of pumpkin purée will give your next curry some sweetness and help thicken up your sauce, Geiger says.
    — Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Bloom, who does not eat non-kosher meat, orders massaman curry with soft tofu and white rice.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The flavors are focused, vibrant and distinct, with a slap of heat in the jerk and a thread of turmeric, coriander and ginger in the curry.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • More to my taste is the coconut curry risotto, golden-orange and packed with enough heat to cause blushing.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • At Bake on the Run, that curry, a yellow split pea dal or a mix of egg and salted cod come with a side of bake, a semi-sweet puff bread that gives the cart its name.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Canadian snow crab legs, tossed in the same fragrant curry, can be added for $25 per cluster.
    — Lauren McDowell, Chron, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Think nourishing smoothies, fresh-from-the-boat fish tacos with hearty homemade green curries, and red lentil dahls.
    — Kelley Mullarkey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Molly Baz took the flavors a Thai curry and turned them into a Super Bowl staple.
    — Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The findings suggest your gut might thank you for spicing up your beverages or eating a hot curry before a night on the town.
    — Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 29 Mar. 2024
  • There are many other ways to make meat succulent — poaching it as in Hainanese chicken or braising it as in Indian curries — but browning isn’t one of them.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024

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