How to Use mutton in a Sentence

mutton

noun
  • The facial hair, all the guys with those big mutton chops.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • But the mutton chop here has been known to have that effect.
    Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2018
  • There was nothing wrong with her leg-of-mutton sleeves and lace bodice.
    Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Hands down, the best Chinese mutton soup around by a country mile!
    Sebastian Modak, CNT, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Haggis is made of the liver, lungs, and heart of a sheep, beef or mutton suet, oatmeal, onion, and spices.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Blavette headed back to their house, on the other side of town, just to bring in the laundry and put away the leftovers of a mutton stew.
    Jean Giono, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
  • As part of their contracts, the families were housed and given mutton to eat and cows to milk.
    Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
  • For mutton bustin' at the Houston Rodeo, the riders must be either five or six years old and weigh 55 pounds or less.
    Josh Criswell, Chron, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The colors indicate which type of meat: black for beef, red for veal, green for mutton.
    Betsy Mason, National Geographic, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Diners pack in for a mutton spread, traveling far and wide to eat here.
    Laura Lai Coughlin, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The most economical cut of veal is the shoulder, Child advised, and the neck is the cheapest piece of mutton.
    Lydia Moland, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Brown mutton cubes over medium high heat in a large skillet.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Little kids in big hats climbed the rails to watch, then slid down for mutton busting to see who could stay aboard a sheep at full speed the longest.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 11 July 2019
  • Favorite food is mutton dry and ikan bilis (dried anchovies).
    Fortune, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Stalls were stocked with pork, mutton, seafood and vegetables.
    Joe McDonald, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2020
  • His frizzy blonde hair cascades over his shoulders and dress with enormous leg-of-mutton sleeves.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 26 June 2019
  • That dirt, full of oil and debris, would be unsafe for the livestock, cowboys, cowgirls and mutton busters.
    Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2018
  • After that, Webster shapes his mustache with wax and grooms his mutton chops.
    Katie Knight, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • At The Junction, the fun includes rides such as an antique double carousel, a petting zoo, pig races and mutton bustin'.
    Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The global demand for beef, goat and lamb or mutton is expected to be even higher, at 88%.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 8 Oct. 2019
  • It's called kjötsúpa and is made of lamb or mutton and vegetables.
    Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Cornyval time in Helotes, with live music, a carnival and mutton bustin’ on tap.
    San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Smoked brook trout, mutton, an endive salad, a Margaux open on the sideboard.
    Lettie Teague, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2018
  • There are beard hairs applied lovingly one at a time [onto Disa actress Sophia Nomvete] and there are these sort of mutton chops on the side.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2022
  • And someone recognized the mutton chop beard of Jacob Zerkle.
    The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Szesze is tall with silver hair and mutton chops; his is the sort of patrician head to have graced a Victorian coin.
    The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 3 July 2017
  • Gongura mutton curry is a simple dish from Andhra Pradesh that goes well with piping hot rice.
    Kamalika Mukherjee, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But styles like a stubble, beard, Dali and mutton chops, are not recommended.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Patience Watlington, who prepared a dish of mutton and tomato casserole, chatted to Meghan about how slow cooking was the key to the meal’s rich taste.
    Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Those puddings were more stew-like, containing things like prunes, raisins, carrots, nuts, spices, grains, eggs, beef, and mutton.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023

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