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How to use prawn in a sentence

25 example sentences · noun, verb

Prawn means a crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata. Example: “That bucket of raw prawns you left in the sun is a bit on the nose.”

Examples of prawn by meaning

nounA crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.

  • The aphrodisiac nature of prawns is evident in an epigram by the Greek poet Asclepiades.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 197

nounA fool, an idiot.

  • Get real, you prawn.1999 August 2, Les Brown, “This old "almah" controversy”, in alt.religion.christian (Usenet)
  • He didn't say he was accused of that, prawn.2001 February 1, Ned Latham, “Lovesick Puppy Poetry - Volume 1”, in aus.culture.true-blue (Usenet)

More sentences with prawn

  • That bucket of raw prawns you left in the sun is a bit on the nose.From the entry on the nose
  • Try using abalone gut, peeled prawns and cunji for bait for the bream and drummer found here.2007, Gary Brown, Fishing Guide to Sydney-Hawkesbury, page 77. From the entry cunji
  • Penang-style prawn mee is spicier and is usually served with more pork than Singapore-style prawn mee.2007, Lee Geok Boi, “Wheat Noodles in Soup and Gravy”, in Lydia Leong, editor, Classic Asian Noodles, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish…. From the entry mee
  • Like Singapore-style prawn mee, the Hokkien mee in this recipe can be combined with fine rice vermicelli.2007, Lee Geok Boi, “Wheat Noodles in Soup and Gravy”, in Lydia Leong, editor, Classic Asian Noodles, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish…. From the entry mee
  • Recently, however, a system of fish and prawn farming has been developed in specially designed brackishwater ponds.1991, V G Jhingran, Fish and fisheries of India, page 534. From the entry brackishwater
  • Beluga caviar, milk-fed veal, giant Pacific prawns, truffled foie gras from Périgord, wild rice.1965, Tony Gray, Starting from Tomorrow, page 87. From the entry facility trip
  • "You got to wait for the tide to run out for prawns.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 136. From the entry king prawn
  • For a vegetarian option, use Quorn pieces instead of prawns.2011, Rosemary Conley, Rosemary Conley's Amazing Inch Loss Plan, page 257. From the entry Quorn
  • I cooked fisherman’s pie, with white fish and prawns, in a cheese sauce, with a mash potato on top.2010, John Stewart, Twin Gap Valley, Kennoway, Fife: Spiderwize, →ISBN, page 26. From the entry mash potato
  • He finished carefully arranging a plate of fresh prawns, earthapples, and kale he'd bought special for Captain Falcon in Bangalang.2009, Linda F. Selzer, Charles Johnson in Context. From the entry earthapple
  • Until this dag in a shiny new uniform comes the raw prawn and says I didn′t salute him with proper respect.2007, Peter Yeldham, Barbed Wire and Roses, unnumbered page. From the entry come the raw prawn
  • The former Take Thatter groans: "I had a prawn incident.2007 August 4, “Robbie's cracked”, in The Mirror, UK. From the entry Take Thatter
  • The sand whiting feeds on nippers, pipis, prawns and especially beach, squirt or blood worms and all these make terrific baits.2006, Frank Prokop, Australian Fish Guide, 3rd edition, page 154. From the entry pipi
  • So don′t come the raw prawn with me, matey.”2003, Glen Conrad, Walk a Mile in My Shoes, page 300. From the entry come the raw prawn
  • You need to shell and desinew prawns before sauteeing them in garlic butter, olive oil and sweet chile.1995, Hospitality - Volume 31, page 20. From the entry desinew
  • To accommodate, the cookline is embellished with raw product (whole fish, oysters, prawns) and dried goods (cheeses, breads, rolls) displays.1987, Restaurants & Institutions, volume 97, numbers 1-4, page 141. From the entry cookline
  • The fry of kaluga fish, gnatworms, freshwater prawns, mysids, etc.1962, Lev Semenovich Berg, Freshwater Fishes of the U.S.S.R. and Adjacent Countries, page 55. From the entry gnatworm
  • I listened to little oral essays on jelly blubbers, men-o'-war, sea slugs, blue-bottles, giant crabs, and even prawns.1943 March 1, ABC Weekly, page 22. From the entry jelly blubber
  • Stir it into the batter with the sausages and dried prawn mixture in step 5 and proceed with the recipe as above.2012, Christopher Tan, Amy Van, Chinese Heritage Cooking (Singapore Heritage Cookbooks), Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Cuisine, →ISBN…. From the entry yam cake
  • Special dishes like prawns, salami, asparagus, and dry-cured hams are served with all the lamb one can eat, topped off with café royale and singing.2009, Joxe Mallea-Olaetxe, The Basques of Reno and the Northeastern Sierra (Images of America), Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing…. From the entry café royale
  • The prawn with thin slices of avocado had gone down well and Dodgson was about to go round with a dish of chicken Maryland when Hamish leaned towards Buck.1997, R. W. Heber, Murder at Wittenham Park. From the entry chicken Maryland
  • For over 40 years, Aussies have been sipping UDLs, and they're now as much a part of the Australian tradition as backyard cricket and throwin' a prawn on the barbie.2006 September 26, Spot, “What does UDL stand for?”, in aus.tv (Usenet). From the entry premix

Meaning of prawn

  1. noun A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
  2. noun A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
  3. noun Synonym of butterface: A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.

Full definition of prawn

Questions about prawn in a sentence

How do you use prawn in a sentence?
Prawn is used as a noun and verb. For example: “That bucket of raw prawns you left in the sun is a bit on the nose.”
What is a short sentence with prawn?
“Get real, you prawn.”
What does prawn mean?
Prawn means a crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.

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