How to Use oyster in a Sentence

oyster

noun
  • Food items range in price from $7 to $18, plus $2 oysters.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • This is shirako, the sperm sacs of cod, soft and milky as oysters.
    Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 8 May 2023
  • The 8,700-square-foot restaurant has an oyster bar and seafood bar.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • Adults admire them, kids want to grow up to be them — the world’s their oyster.
    Bob Verini, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Dying to go for a sail and slurp an oyster along the Rhode Island coast?
    Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Some of these creatures are oysters, shrimp, fish, and blue crabs.
    Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Fried and baked fish, cheese pizza, oysters, and sides.
    The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The raw bar includes peel-and-eat shrimp, king crab legs, jumbo shrimp, and oysters on the half shell.
    Moby Dick, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Seafood entrees are on the menu, along with oysters, salads and sharables.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024
  • New seafood restaurant, oyster bar to open this spring.
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2023
  • In colonial times, the Chesapeake was packed with oysters.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Who knew people were eating so many oysters in the 1940s?
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The cocktail menu is creative, and snacks range from oysters to pizza to sushi.
    Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Use the vinegar to brighten a stew, collard greens, field peas, or oysters.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
  • With a steel oyster bracelet, this is truly an every day watch.
    Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • Yes, there would be oysters on the half shell from around the Mid-Atlantic, but some of them would be dressed with blood orange ponzu and chili crunch.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And the seafood — including oysters, lobster tail and squid.
    Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The tween could be seen sitting with her sisters, trying her first oyster.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In this new form of haute cuisine, the world is literally your oyster.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 4 June 2023
  • Pair it with jeans, trousers, leggings — really, the options are endless and the world is your oyster.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The current rise in cases could be linked to a recent U.S. outbreak of norovirus linked to raw oysters, Ostrosky says.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Large oysters are often cut into chunks, rolled in breadcrumbs and eggs, then sautéd.
    Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 11 May 2023
  • Many places are heating up oysters instead of serving them raw with lemon wedges.
    Chris Dwyer, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • For remote workers, the world is your oyster — and also your office.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In the interim, though, the oyster farmers aren’t able to carry out their business, and that could become the norm, some worry.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The next day will start with a drive to Tomales Bay for some hands-on oyster farming and a gourmet lunch, then wrap up with a sumptuous dinner.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2023
  • And that’s what those unharvested oysters did over all those months.
    Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Kurt Koenig spent about nine months taking loving care of his baby oysters.
    Joe Heim, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • There was Ringo Starr, wailing away on his Ludwig Downbeat oyster black pearl drum kit.
    Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The menu will include oysters, lobster rolls, chowder fries, power bowls, and lobster and crab grilled cheese all day.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023

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