onion ring

noun

: a ring of sliced onion coated with batter or crumbs and fried

Examples of onion ring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dig in: Try Jimmy’s Special — a double cheeseburger topped with mustard, pickles, special sauce and a massive onion ring ($10.95). Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 24 July 2024 Maybe Tony drops dead of a heart attack from eating one onion ring too many. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024 It’s served as a tangled cylinder of fried shrimp and onions, like a miniature version of the old onion ring loaves at Tony Roma’s. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024 The first edition of the lens showed the onion ring effect in highlights at 75mm, but Tamron paid attention to the bokeh quality with this revision. PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for onion ring 

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of onion ring was in 1946

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“Onion ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onion%20ring. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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