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ham

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noun

ham

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ham
Noun
Luckily, a bear begins at the neck and eats back toward the hams. Howard Copenhaver, Outdoor Life, 23 Apr. 2025 Most ham and pork products are imported from Canada. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
The five-person group appears to be posing for the camera, hamming up their respective jobs. Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023 Flopping Is a Welcome Sideshow: Basketball stars from Nikola Jokic to Kyle Lowry are hamming up their reactions to even the slightest contact, writes our columnist. James Hill, New York Times, 3 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for ham
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham
Adjective
  • There’s just enough harrowing sorrow, eye-popping oddity and acting — whether good or hammy, there’s undeniably a lot of it — to make for a transfixing watch.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • There’s nothing hammy or camp about the way the senior actors suddenly develop a predatory glean in the eye, inevitably preceding something awful coming out of their mouths.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Faded whiskering at the thighs completes the vintage look.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • There are also harnesses that fit chins, thighs, and hands.
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
  • After the release of Elden Ring, a famously difficult bestseller, Musk posted a screenshot of his character, but his build instantly exposed him as a poser.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Upton was a Navy radioman aboard the USS Utah when torpedoes hit the battleship and quickly capsized it, the nonprofit Pacific Historic Parks said in a social media post.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Upton continued to serve as a radioman during World War II and later started a family with wife Gene, who Pacific Historic Parks said died in 2018.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • An electronic score by John Carroll Kirby apes the sound of the era but devolves into abstraction as the story develops into something darker.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The knockoff was a flimsy, unusable slab of rubber dotted with magnets; the companies aping Agarwal's idea are seemingly unable to replicate the manufacturing process that Agarwal has spent years perfecting to finally be able to widely ship Polygons today.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The collection includes the four women’s pieces: a sequin Penney Blooms shell that features an allover digital print, sequined embellishment and a gold TB logo bamboo shank button on the back.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Not sure what a world-class shank is, but Damron rolled with it and produced one of the more memorable lines.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Brazilian has struggled with hamstring and calf injuries this season, but has still scored four times in 11 appearances across a total of 383 minutes.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • To intensify the core work and balance, place the sole of your right foot on the inside of the left calf.
    Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One expert who researches the interaction between corporations and political actors said Riabov's decision to change his company's name makes sense.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • No external party, actor, or agency—not even the beneficiaries themselves—has any role or influence in the design or implementation of the program, including the composition of the beneficiary list, payment schedule, frequency and amounts.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025

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