How to Use deli in a Sentence

deli

noun

• We bought sandwiches and drinks at the deli.
• Overall, the best dish by far, from either the sit down or deli menus, was the pinsa.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024
• The space is dazzling and has clearly transformed from a former deli.
  — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• The store also features a hot deli, serving healthy versions of soul food.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022
• In the clip, the fox approaches Beckinsale and carefully eats small pieces of deli meat out of her hand.
  — Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022
• Carlos Cutz decided to leave his job at a deli two years ago to work on an ice cream truck to support himself, his wife and their three children.
  — New York Times, 26 July 2022
• Families will still order rounds of bagels, eggs and lox for weekend brunch, then line up at the deli counter for slices of babka and whitefish salad by the pound.
  — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2022
• Increasingly, my trips to the diner, the deli, the coffee house and even the food truck have turned into culinary ambushes.
  — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 14 July 2022
• This Middle Eastern deli has lunch specials daily in addition to its affordable menu.
  — The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2022
• His father had a bachelor’s degree in journalism but was unable to find a job in newspapering and made a living as the owner of a Jewish deli.
  — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022
• Channel a deli favorite with my Everything Tomato Tart, which features the spice blend in the crust and topping, plus a no-cook cream cheese filling.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 18 July 2022
• This year, according to the DOL, a 16-year-old in Memphis injured a thumb using a restaurant deli meat slicer.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 2 Aug. 2022
• Mind you, there are six more packs of cheese in the fridge, and deli meat.
  — Maxwell Rabb, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
• Pick up an extra order of the eggs and the okra in the small deli case at the front of the shop.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
• The past years have not been kind to Portland’s small crop of New York delis.
  — Mrussell, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
• He is survived by none of the restaurants or the deli that made his name.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• Over time, the deli and smoked meats became the main focus of the business.
  — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2023
• Head to the deli counter for salads and sandwiches to go.
  — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024
• Even after sitting in the deli case for a bit, the dough was chewy and the crust firm and blistered.
  — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 24 Feb. 2023
• Images of the crash showed a Jeep fully inside the deli.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023
• The other day, someone there stole a bagel from a deli.
  — Kashana Cauley, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
• To be fair, that’s hard to do when there’s no soap at the handwash sink in the deli area and the front service line.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
• The deli handwash sink next to warewash sink was blocked by a garbage can.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• They can be found in the olive bar in your grocery store's deli section.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
• Customers can walk inside the deli or use a drive through.
  — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
• Their role was limited to sales; the deli counter, too, was fair game.
  — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
• Raslan takes the orders next to the deli case and Araujo slices the meats and builds the sandwiches to order.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
• Phillips confirmed that the deli's last day is Friday, April 7.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
• Both come with pickles, deli mustard and a choice of two sides.
  — Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
• And at grocery and convenience stores — where they are sold frozen and in the deli — sales are up.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024