How to Use meat in a Sentence

meat

noun
  • The restaurant serves a variety of meats.
  • The real meat of the book is found in its discussion of his economic plan.
  • Mind you, there are six more packs of cheese in the fridge, and deli meat.
    Maxwell Rabb, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Or use kitchen shears to cut through the shell to access the crab meat.
    Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Thick scents of pot, incense, and grilling meats filled the air.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
  • Once the meat changes color, remove it from the heat and drain it.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Then scrape the meat out of the claws with your fingers or a table knife.
    Saveur Editors, Saveur, 7 Sep. 2023
  • So, the thing about meat is that it’s connected to bones.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Smoke rose from the butchered meat that lay grilling on wooden racks.
    Collins Chilumba Sampa Gulshan Khan, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • As soon as the meat hit the grill, customers were begging to buy it, Plork said.
    Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Prepare the pork: Rinse and dry meat well with a clean towel.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Click here for the full graphical feast; or click here to get straight to the meat.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The earthy-herbaceous scent of cumin- and rosemary-tinged meat hangs richly in the air.
    Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • Separate the chunks of meat from the vegetables and set the meat aside.
    Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Grocery prices, led by meat and eggs, rose 1.3%, while the cost of food away from home climbed 3.9%.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Just place it on the meat, press the handle firmly, and repeat.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • There was still plenty of meat on the bone, story-wise.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024
  • For all the rest of the cuts, insert your knife under the hide and cut parallel to the meat or away from the meat.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
  • That wagyu hot dog was life changing, the snap of the meat and how the pretzel bun was toasted.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The eggs and meat come from the farm, and much of the fruit and vegetables come from their market garden.
    oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Use it to put the finishing touch to meats, soups, salads, and stews.
    Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Walking in, you’re met with the smells of the juicy, tender bits of meat and garlic hitting the grill.
    Isa Zapata, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The man who lost three fingers to a meat grinder versus the man who got shot — or maybe didn’t — in Afghanistan.
    Kellen Browning Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 17 May 2024
  • Grill them with some olive oil or cheese, or add to a stir-fry with meat or tofu.
    Women's Health, 1 May 2023
  • After such a purchase, the goat would be butchered and the cuts of meat delivered to the buyer.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Top with sliced cheese, then marinara sauce and/or meat sauce.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
  • All its meat is antibiotic- and hormone-free, and all dishes are made from scratch.
    Michelle Gross, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
  • The dials may be the attention-getters, but the movements are the meat of these pieces.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This recipe has cabbage leaves stuffed with a delicious mixture of meat, pork, and rice.
    Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
  • This isn’t the smashburger way, which may sometimes come with lettuce but most often favors the full press of bun, meat and cheese.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024

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