On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Skewer. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as pin or spit and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Skewer in a sentence
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Skewer meaning
- A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
- Food served on a skewer.
- A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
Using Skewer
- The main meaning on this page is: A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. | Food served on a skewer. | A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
- Useful related words include: pin, spit.
- In the example corpus, skewer often appears in combinations such as: until skewer, to skewer, skewer comes.
Context around Skewer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skewer
- In this selection, "skewer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seafood, fish, rocket, comes, labour and refills stand out and add context to how "skewer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a kebab skewer making a and a long skewer all the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skewer" sits close to words such as accede, adhesion and adjudicate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skewer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So does this skewer Labour? (5 words)
Skewer three marshmallows on a skewer. (6 words)
McCaskill also praised Walz's ability to skewer with a smile. (11 words)
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, then remove the loaf from the tin and return to the oven for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. (40 words)
Served on a skewer, perfectly cooked, melt-in-the-mouth pieces of sirloin, marinated in garlic and bayleaves, served with baby potatoes marinated in olive oil and garlic, with a nice dash of salt and a serving of green beans. (40 words)
There's also shakshuka and sabich — a pita packed with fried eggplant, cabbage and a soft-boiled egg — as well as a rotating fish dish, several offerings with chicken, and shipud, a strip loin skewer with caramelized fennel and shallots. (40 words)
So does this skewer Labour? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Seafood Skewer is not too dissimilar from the Fish Skewer as it can mostly be made up of Fish.
While grill is heating, thread 3-4 pieces of chicken onto each skewer into a tight bundle, covering 5 inches of skewer.
Skewer three marshmallows on a skewer.
Ajeet is a brawler with several hard-hitting moves that will become available as he levels up, such as the Abyssal Hammer and Rocket Skewer.
Pour the mix into the greased tin and bake in a preheated oven at 160C for an hour approximately or until a skewer comes out clean when put in the center of the cake.
So does this skewer Labour?
The Enduring Meat and Mushroom Skewer refills heart containers while fully healing and granting temporary additional stamina vessels.
The sportscard world has its own lexicon, which Dave Bailey isn't afraid to skewer.
Tory MP and defence select committee chair Tobias Ellwood said the new burst of activity on the right looked like a deliberate attempt to skewer Sunak.
Transfer pork steaks to a cooler part of the grill to finish cooking; cook until tender when pierced with a skewer or thin-bladed knife.
Unlike most frozen banana recipes, Lisa's method involves chopping up the fruit and threading it through a skewer to make them easier to eat.
A cocker spaniel has received life-saving surgery after swallowing a kebab skewer, making a full recovery.
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, then remove the loaf from the tin and return to the oven for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Check if it's done by poking it with a skewer to see if it comes out clean.
Have kids poke a long skewer all the way through each hot dog, then coil-wrap with a piece of breadstick dough.
McCaskill also praised Walz's ability to skewer with a smile.
Other note-worthy small bites include the tikka-masala skewer and Mother Tongue slider.
Served on a skewer, perfectly cooked, melt-in-the-mouth pieces of sirloin, marinated in garlic and bayleaves, served with baby potatoes marinated in olive oil and garlic, with a nice dash of salt and a serving of green beans.
The Lechon Belly (a crunchy pork belly skewer) requires a few days to make and is reserved as a special for the weekends.
There's also shakshuka and sabich — a pita packed with fried eggplant, cabbage and a soft-boiled egg — as well as a rotating fish dish, several offerings with chicken, and shipud, a strip loin skewer with caramelized fennel and shallots.
Common combinations with skewer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- until skewer 7×
- to skewer 7×
- skewer comes 5×
- on skewer 4×
- with skewer 4×
- the skewer 4×
- skewer to 3×
- skewer is 2×
- skewer or 2×
- skewer inserted 2×