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How to use broil in a sentence

17 example sentences · verb, noun

Broil means to cook by direct, radiant heat. Example: ““I have never sought an unrighteous broil.”

Examples of broil by meaning

nounA brawl; a rowdy disturbance.

  • come to broils
  • “I have never sought an unrighteous broil.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 47

More sentences with broil

  • Adding cherry tomatoes and black olives to broiled sole is next to no work.1982, Molly Siple, Irene Sax, “Introduction”, in Foodstyle: The Art of Presenting Food Beautifully, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers…. From the entry foodstyling
  • These robochefs in the better apartment buildings really knew how to broil a sirloin.1968, William R. Burkett, Sleeping Planet, page 163. From the entry robochef
  • For a glorious garnish, mate the tomato-saucey chops with broiled tomatoes.1968 August 21, S.S. Pierce Company, “The Epicure Corner”, in Boston Evening Globe, Boston, Mass.: Globe Newspaper Co., page 3. From the entry tomato-saucey
  • But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River?2022 June 22, John Flesher, “A ‘copi’ fillet? Illinois hopes new name for ‘invasive carp’ will convince diners”, in PBS. From the entry copi
  • In supper clubs, a London broil often comes sliced and served on toasted bread with an au jus.2020, Megan Bannister, Iowa Supper Clubs, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 106. From the entry au jus
  • Then all you do is BBQ, fry or broil them.2011, Michael Turney, Son of a Sea Cook Cookbook, page 140. From the entry quarter-pounder
  • Sullivan had recommended adding a brown gravy to broiled kingfish and stewing junefish in a brown sauce, thickened with flour.2008, B. W. Higman, Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 324. From the entry brown stew
  • Broiling proper is to broil directly over the coals; the fire must be hot, clear and free from smoke.2007, Suzanne Tracy, Practical Cook Book, Applewood Books, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry broiling
  • If you broil on a grill (or grille, for you nancy-pants), then the broiling is done on the underside.2006, Christopher Hamilton, The Cookbook for Men Whose Wives Don't Cook, page 28. From the entry nancy pants
  • Along the lower river, planked shad dinners (baked and broiled) were highly popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.1998, Richard Gerstell, American Shad in the Susquehanna River Basin, page 147. From the entry plank
  • One part contained hot rice, another cold vegetables, meats, broiled fish, a bit of omelette, and pickled sea-weed.1935, George F. Pierrot, “The Great Buddha among the Cherry Blossoms”, in The Vagabond Trail: Around the World in 100 Days, New York…. From the entry bento box
  • It would have been disloyal to let him broil in the heat of Cairo, while I went off to a summer resort.1998, Tawfiq al-Hakim, “My Donkey and Hypocrisy”, in William Maynard Hutchins, transl., In the Tavern of Life and Other Stories, Boulder…. From the entry disloyal
  • Bifshteks is a slice of broiled beef and can be almost any cut of steak, not tenderloin as sometimes translated on the menu (regrettably for the eager diner).2005, Glenn R[andall] Mack, Asele Surina, “Eating Out”, in Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia (Food Culture around the World)…. From the entry bifshteks
  • Great specialty sandwiches like tuna cosmos: albacore tuna salad covered with cream Havarti and dill cheese, broiled, served with lettuce and tomatoes drizzled with Italian dressing.1999, Christina Tree, Christine Hamm, “The Promised Land”, in New Hampshire: An Explorer’s Guide, 4th edition, Woodstock, Vt.: The…. From the entry cream havarti
  • Today, for example, he had dined on the finest entrecôte steak he had ever tasted; lunched on a superb braised oxtail printanière; breakfasted on broiled kippers and Wiltshire bacon.1985, Marshall Jevons, chapter 16, in The Fatal Equilibrium, page 173. From the entry printanier

Meaning of broil

  1. verb To cook by direct, radiant heat.
  2. verb To expose to great heat.
  3. verb To be exposed to great heat.

Full definition of broil

Questions about broil in a sentence

How do you use broil in a sentence?
Broil is used as a verb and noun. For example: ““I have never sought an unrighteous broil.”
What is a short sentence with broil?
“come to broils”
What does broil mean?
Broil means to cook by direct, radiant heat.

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