How to Use grub in a Sentence

grub

noun
  • Let's go get some grub.
  • Then workers make the rounds with the grub; a horse leg here, a steer head there.
    Robert Scheer, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Crankbaits, grubs, jigs and soft plastic worms are on the list.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Half the grub went into the bear can while the rest went into a bag buried in the snow.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 9 May 2022
  • True love fills you up like good grub, but bad love drains you like a tub.
    Essence, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The beetle has a one-year life cycle but spends most of its life in the soil as a grub.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • And there might be ambitious others from the Pac-12 on the grub, too.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2022
  • Find the very best grub—a clear cut, white cedar swamp, standing corn, or a food plot—and camp out.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The bar serves cocktails, draft beers and classic pub grub.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Wine-driven, the place may be — the walls are stacked with bottles — but don’t discount the grub.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2022
  • Coffee in the morning, some grub, beer and brews to go in the afternoon.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Don’t assume it’s a grub problem — check for grubs to make sure.
    Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Pull out the lawn chairs, grab some local grub and enjoy the show, part of the Summer Arts in the Park series.
    Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2021
  • For some grub outside of the park, try Pierogies of Cleveland, just west in the town of Richfield.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2022
  • For white perch use a 1/8-ounce jighead with a white 2 to 3-inch curlytail grub crawled along the bottom.
    Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 22 May 2021
  • The FoodSaver System helps stash your grub in the freezer and stretch your dollar.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • With radar showing a lengthy delay, at least three drivers hit the road to grab some grub.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2021
  • The better option might be to try to control the grub stage of the beetles that will occur next year.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 June 2021
  • The grub has almost no action, and the spinner is nothing unique.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Stanczyk likes working light jigs with grub tails along the redfish course, as well as the old stand-by: a fresh shrimp on a jig head.
    David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 2 July 2020
  • Dance the night away, grab some grub and participate in goofy games on the Fountain Square stage and rink.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Roy Boys is known for its fried chicken, but the Shaw restaurant’s parties can be as much fun as the grub.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
  • Nestled in among the pub grub offerings was French onion soup.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Nobody puts baby in a king cake! Time to get your gumbo grub on! Beignet, done that.
    Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The weevil’s young (grubs) eat the roots, turning them into a stinky, liquid pool.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • As long as the grub and grog kept comin’, and as long as everyone had a few turns gripping and ripping.
    Michael McKnight, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
  • When the eggs hatch, the larvae — which are grubs — feed on the core of the plant, leaving it vulnerable to rot from the inside out.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Late summer and early fall is the time that grub damage is most likely to show up in lawns.
    Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • And there is something about an open flame and the memory of sunset in the marsh that will season any grub.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 1 Jan. 2021
  • There’s definitely no greasy-spoon pub grub on the menu.
    Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023

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