Examples of oyster in a Sentence
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
The prep sink was filled with raw oysters but inspectors didn’t see shellfish tags on them, Wednesday’s report said.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Oyster Tasting in the Bay of Arcachon Photo: Getty Images
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Head southwest for a week of oyster tastings on the Bay of Arcachon.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
Chris adds vegetable broth (Chris, like me, is a fan of Better Than Bouillon to speed things along), soy sauce and a shiitake stir-fry sauce in place of the oyster sauce typically used in pancit.
—Julia Turshen, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Carefully wash fruits and vegetables and cook oysters and other shellfish thoroughly.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
As the name suggests, the trend takes its inspo from the delicate, luminous sheen of pearls, as well as leaning into a champagne-y, oyster color palette.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
Arizona's planet will demonstrate personality and state pride, similar to Wisconsin's waltz and Washington's oyster.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
There are oysters with hot sauce, crab Louie tartlets, diver scallop crudo, and potato pancakes that can be topped with Kaluga caviar.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English oistre, borrowed from Anglo-French oistre, ostre, going back to Latin ostrea, ostreum "bivalve mollusk, oyster," borrowed from Greek óstreion, óstreon, of uncertain origin
Note: Greek óstreion has traditionally been taken to be a derivative, with a suffix -ei-, of a stem going back to Indo-European *h3esth1-r-, from the base *h3esth1- "bone." See note at ostracon.
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Oyster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oyster. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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