How to Use wiener in a Sentence

wiener

noun
  • The famous hot dog is a 10-inch pork wiener wrapped in a steamed bun.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022
  • The wiener jokes and pranks he's heard and seen over his five decades are endless.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Chestnut’s been the champ in this wiener-takes-all event for a total of 15 times.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 July 2022
  • This camping trip was dire, But here’s what hurt the most: Stood too close to the fire, And had a wiener roast.
    Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Meat eaters shouldn't have to be exclusive to just one wiener.
    Miles Berry, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
  • Tasters in five locations said the wieners were as good as or better than the old ones.
    Bryan Gruley, Bloomberg.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Hot dog fans who like a little salt with their wieners don’t have to worry.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2019
  • The races happen daily and feature pigs and wiener dogs dressed like hot dogs.
    Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2017
  • Netflix will determine, once and for all, who can down the most wieners.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 June 2024
  • Sandy Druckman's Passover spread includes kosher-for-Passover wieners and cold cuts.
    Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Costco uses a quarter-pound all-beef wiener that’s longer than the bun.
    cleveland, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The canine winner will take home a wiener-and-dog-bone trophy to mark their triumph.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2019
  • So pick three (or more!) toppings, each from a separate group, and load up that wiener.
    Paula Forbes, GQ, 30 June 2017
  • But later that same year, Weiner copped to the wiener pics and resigned from Congress.
    Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 19 May 2017
  • Toss in a bun with your favorite toppings, and get ready to take yourself out to the ball game, because this wiener is a home run.
    Tehrene Firman, Good Housekeeping, 4 Dec. 2017
  • Joey Chestnut of San Jose, last year’s winner, hopes to break his own record (74 wieners with buns in 10 minutes).
    Ed Stockly, latimes.com, 3 July 2019
  • The connection between the action and the wiener was not always clear to the audience.
    Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 7 May 2024
  • Pair with After Eight mints or even a wiener schnitzel with ample black pepper.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Dozens of dachshunds race to determine the speediest wiener dog while crowds roar them on, and all the action is shown on a 17-foot screen.
    Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Hot wieners from Olneyville New York System, paired with fries and coffee milk.
    Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Center a cocktail wiener on each pastry round; fold the pastry over, and press lightly to seal edges.
    Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • There’s nothing special to the dog itself, just a standard wiener steamed and grilled on a flattop and stuffed into a plain ol’ bun.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2019
  • By the way, the wiener dog story, which Clay edited, was hilarious.
    John D'anna, azcentral, 23 Apr. 2018
  • But Kueblbeck and Storz seem to consider their wiener dog work a sacred duty of sorts.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Heinz enlists a stampede of wiener dogs in hotdog costumes.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Feb. 2016
  • While hot dogs are typically processed or made with just beef, hot wieners are a mixture of beef, pork, and veal.
    Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The four-year-old pet, named Trevor, went from wiener to whopper when a hole in its windpipe left air trapped under its skin in a rare condition.
    Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 1 June 2018
  • One woman handed out water to thirsty area residents, while a man dressed in a hot dog costume sold wieners out of a cart for $2 each.
    Cain Buchmeier, Post-Tribune, 4 July 2018
  • Place 1 wiener on shortest side of each triangle; roll up to opposite point.
    Cassie Armstrong, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Farm peanut butter fudge to — game-changer for home hotdog-cookers — the hot wiener sauce spice mix for Olneyville N.Y. System dogs.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022

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