How to Use lox in a Sentence

lox

noun
  • The local lox, even with the best bagel and schmear, was too salty for his taste.
    Amanda Gordon, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Think of it as French harengs à l’huile meets NYC lox with a spicy twist.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appétit, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Expect schmears and gravlax-style lox made in-house, too.
    Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Place the lox, uncovered, in the fridge to air dry for a couple hours.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • My daughter has taken to lox and smoked salmon and salmon sushi.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Diners showed up in force (celebs, like us, enjoy bagels and lox).
    Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Mad props to the chef tasked with carefully crafting lox in the shape of a little gold man.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022
  • But sometimes, there’s just nothing like having a lox on a bagel with a bit of a schmear!
    Aly Walansky, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • There’s enough lox to appreciate the fresh dill in the brine and just a whisper of citrus.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Order a bagel with lox and iced matcha latte and feel your fingers fly off the keyboard.
    Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • Bagel Cafe 21 will also sell bagels and lox topped with tomato, red onion and capers.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Since 1996, it's been the spot where owner T.R. Durham cures and then cold (lox-style) and hot smokes salmon in a variety of flavors.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2022
  • At Poppy Bagels, an open-faced sandwich is topped with lox, briny capers, and snipped chives.
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • At Poppy Bagels in Oakland, a lox beauty is piled high with briny capers, snipped chives, and a tuft of dill.
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • Over the next few weeks, they’ll be filmed protesting the uptick in lox prices and rallying for more public toilets.
    Liana Satenstei, Vogue, 22 June 2021
  • Thanks to this easy brunch recipe that combines the best parts of bagels and lox with an egg and cheese omelet all in one pan, bagels for breakfast are even more delicious.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Lox is often sandwiched between two halves of a bagel similar to sushi where lox is rolled in rice.
    Micah Siva, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022
  • From pastrami, swiss, and slaw to crispy salmon skin, lox, and pickled fennel, Belle’s has some unique creations that are not to be missed.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • Sometimes visitors bring food, like coffee cake, bagels with lox, or lentil soup to freeze.
    Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
  • There’s a Swedish food court with all of the Ikea classics, including meatballs and vegetable balls, lox, pickled things, and poached salmon.
    Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Cream cheese, butter, cold cuts, lox — anything that fits on the circular bread is fair game, Sparrow felt.
    John Carucci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Rings Attached, pg. 103, is a savory surprise that mimics the perfect lox and bagel platter, in tart form.
    Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Here, guests can choose a creation from its lengthy menu, including veggie bagels stacked high and classics like lox and cream cheese.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a small market in the front and a takeout counter in the back, serving delicacies such as lox rangoon and shrimp doughnuts.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • Perhaps the most familiar is the Sunday-morning standby, bagels and lox.
    cleveland, 2 June 2020
  • Get one with lox, cream cheese, or butter, or opt for one as an egg sandwich — but definitely get one.
    Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Jennifer Hardt, Sweethardt Photography Bring on the cream cheese and lox!
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 15 Apr. 2022
  • In North America, the typical break fast cuisine stems from Jewish deli fare: Bagels, lox, schmears and all the fixings.
    Sofia Barrett, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • In North America, the typical break fast cuisine stems from Jewish deli fare: Bagels, lox, schmears, and all the fixings.
    Sofia Barrett, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Salmon Wrap Take inspiration from bagels and lox, then give the breakfast classic a lunchtime twist by serving it as a Greek pita wrap.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2023

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