How to Use shawarma in a Sentence

shawarma

noun

• For lunch, there are plates and wraps of chicken shawarma, falafel, and more.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
• The flavors of bibimbap meet the anatomy of a shawarma.
  — New York Times, 18 June 2024
• Add a pinch of sea salt, the honey, shawarma spice and chili powder.
  — Emanuelle Lee, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• Freshness is one of the reasons his shawarma is so good.
  — Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
• More than one friend from across the Arab world asks for their shawarma to be rolled in only one side of the pita.
  — Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
• The summit-goers pile their plates with chicken shawarma and drink freely from the open bar and dance to the Mary Jane Girls.
  — Ben Austen, New Republic, 7 Sep. 2017
• Most people in the Middle East agree that the best shawarma comes from Turkey.
  — Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
• Add some shawarma-spiced fries and swipe it all through a side of toum, a pungent Lebanese garlic spread.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2021
• The chicken shawarma at Wafaa & Mike’s Cafe in Jacksonville.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
• Bucharest Grill, famous for its shawarma, is expected to open in the spring.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2020
• Either way, that makes for a sad shawarma or curry night at home.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 19 Sep. 2020
• The shawarma, the soul of the restaurant, must be cooked on a vertical spit with proper stacking.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020
• There is smoked chicken shawarma and hummus and falafels.
  — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Look for his pro tip on ordering shawarma wraps to get the best ratio of meat to pita.
  — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
• What to order: The Wagyu beef shawarma, slow-cooked on a vertical spit, is the best protein option on the menu.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
• The menu offers the same favorites from before — shawarma, kebabs, hummus plates and falafel.
  — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2024
• The bakery’s neighbors include a kosher shawarma and falafel place that opened in 2020 and, naturally, a Chabad House.
  — Alix Wall, sun-sentinel.com, 27 May 2021
• The staff now peels oyster mushrooms to varying sizes, so that some pieces turn crispy on the flat-top, replicating the mix of textures found with beef shawarma.
  — Washington Post, 16 June 2021
• However, the shawarma veggies and heavily oiled sauce only thrived and made up any ground lost on the meat.
  — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2019
• The weekday lunch menu also offers chili or a chicken shawarma wrap.
  — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2024
• This isn’t to say that beef and lamb shawarma have disappeared completely.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2019
• The eatery, which the couple claims is the first Mediterranean/Middle Eastern buffet in the state, will serve classic dishes from the cuisine, like shawarma and falafel.
  — Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• The dish, developed in Mexico City, was inspired by the Lebanese shawarma.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 29 Sep. 2021
• More than 50 beer, wine and spirits purveyors will be on hand, plus more than a dozen foods makers (from shawarma to bacon).
  — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2018
• Ms Gubric recalls a childhood buying shawarma and Wurst, and watching her father play chess in cafés.
  — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
• There might be shawarma next to the shotgun shells, or wedges of mild hoop cheese and packets of saltines for sale at the counter along with lottery tickets and pecan pie that the owner’s sister made.
  — Kim Severson, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• Among the non-caviar menu offerings were a wagyu Philly cheesesteak and a tandoori chicken shawarma dish served with mint yogurt.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• Only one eatery is open — a modest shawarma and falafel joint catering mainly to soldiers.
  — Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Having spun on a rotisserie under a coat of herbs, it is carved off in long strips, like shawarma, and draped over very soft flageolets.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017
• There are more than a dozen handhelds, from shawarma to tacos to a club sandwich; a half dozen burger options, from classic beef to salmon; and more than a half a dozen salads.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024