How to Use clambake in a Sentence

clambake

noun
  • The event kicks off with the popular clambake on Monday.
    Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2019
  • Mantle fires up the clambake, building the strata of ingredients in the cast iron, right over the coals.
    Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2018
  • Like the Kennedy/Hines wedding in 2014, the reception featured a clambake.
    Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Instead of cooking up the same old thing, try this unique, one-pot clambake recipe in place of your typical BBQ.
    Emily Weinberger, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2013
  • Serve from a large bowl or line 2-3 large sheet trays with foil or parchment paper and spoon clambake onto them.
    Emily Weinberger, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2013
  • The largest bag on the menu, The Shovel, is served tableside with an actual shovel, as at a clambake.
    Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
  • But mark your calendar because there will be a drive-thru clambake on Sept. 26.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The conflict is set off at a New England clambake by two rivals for a beautiful woman and rips the city apart.
    Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Cost is $20 for a full clambake with a dozen clams, a quarter chicken, clam chowder, sweet potato, corn, coleslaw and a roll with butter.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Tickets are $95 for golf/clambake and $40 for dinner only.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Hot Ticket Tired of barbecues, hot dogs, and clambakes?
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • One night, at the communal clambake, some of the Porters questioned her about her experiences.
    Jamie Hood, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Wharf for a clambake on Fridays and Saturdays from Sept. 24 until Oct. 30.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021
  • After the first 10 minutes, check on your clambake every 5 minutes.
    Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2018
  • The autumn season means clambakes in Northeast Ohio, and there are plenty of clambake dinners being served up in 2020.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The oysters are the star, but other dining options include a summer clambake and lobster rolls.
    Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Headed south to South Ponte Vedra next week, for the annual family clambake and weenie roast.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2018
  • Emmett notes that residents make good use of it for special events — holiday parties, a fall clambake, and for once-a-month BYO happy hours.
    Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The $29 clambake menu features a classic combination of chowder, one dozen clams, half chicken, chorizo sausage, corn on the cob and sweet potato.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Entertainment begins at 11 a.m.; at 1 p.m. the clambake is served.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 24 May 2017
  • Perry and Bonom’s recipe combines clambake essentials — clams, shrimp, corn and potatoes — with zucchini and red onion, plus a sprinkle of Old Bay.
    Lauren Salkeld, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2019
  • Castle Hill Inn this summer and enjoy the new healing garden, a New England clambake, and the return of a renowned music festival.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2021
  • Clambakes Get as happy as a clam at one of Northeast Ohio’s seasonal clambake dinner events this weekend.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Preorder a picnic or get a full clambake delivered complete with lobster trap tables, torches, and an enclosed fire pit from The Kitchen Porch.
    Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2018
  • Tickets cost $40 and include a clambake dinner and beverages.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Order a clambake ahead of time from Heinen’s various Northeast Ohio locations.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Plenty of other restaurants are serving clambakes on specific dates and weekends; check out our full 2020 clambake guide for more listings.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2020
  • This whole clambake is a money grab, which mercifully neither man denies.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 13 July 2017
  • The clambake tradition belongs mostly to New England, where Indian tribes dating back more than 2,000 years cooked seafood in large earthen pits lined with searing-hot rocks and covered with seaweed and sand.
    Leilani Marie Labong, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2018
  • The clambake is a family affair, reflecting back to a time when Republicans — now outnumbered 7-1 by Democrats in the city — held political control here.
    Phillyclout Team, Philly.com, 18 Aug. 2017

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