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How to use crust in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Crust means a more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary. Example: “You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that.”

Examples of crust by meaning

nounThe outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.

  • The crust (a mere 1% of the Earth's volume) is made of lighter melt products from the mantle.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition

nounA living.

  • to earn one's crust
  • Like most of us, I am frequently asked by friends and people I meet in business situations or round the dinner table what I do to earn my crust.1999, Norman Longworth, Making Lifelong Learning Work: Learning Cities for a Learning Century, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 1

nounNerve, gall.

  • You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that.

nounThe head.

  • “Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer crust.”1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 90

More sentences with crust

  • The thickness of the Earth's crust varies from two to 70 kilometres.From the entry thickness
  • Weaknesses in the earth’s crust allow deep-seated heat to rise nearer to the surface.From the entry deep-seated
  • She will now overlay the crust with fruit.From the entry overlay
  • She will now overlay fruit on top of the crust.From the entry overlay
  • I like pizzas with a cheesy crust.From the entry cheesy
  • Sterigmatocystin appears on the crusts of mouldy cheese.From the entry sterigmatocystin
  • Endoliths have been found in a variety of environments, from the shallow surface to the deep terrestrial and ocean crust.From the entry endolith
  • The most common, cerium, is as plentiful in the Earth's crust as copper or lead.2025 July 18, Timothy McLaughlin, “A Rebel Army Is Building a Rare-Earth Empire on China's Border. The Kachin Independence Organization…. From the entry cerium
  • This dish is a Southern classic, known for its flaky crust and savory filling.2024 June 25, Ania, “Best Alabama hot pockets recipe”, in Ania Cooking Recipes. From the entry Alabama hot pocket
  • Cronch, cronch, cronch go our footsteps as they break through the crusts of salt.2021 July 6, Carrot Quinn, The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry cronch
  • Thick crust, not shy on salt, mashed potato-y in the middle, and paired with a blended margarita.2021 March 11, Celina Garcia, “[Santa Barbara’s Burger Week Is Back] Little Kitchen: The LK Burger”, in Santa Barbara Independent, Santa…. From the entry mashed potato-y
  • These phenomena may depend on the elastic properties of nuclear pasta found in the inner crust.2018 September 24, M. E. Caplan, A. S. Schneider, C. J. Horowitz, “Elasticity of Nuclear Pasta”, in Physical Review Letters, volume 121…. From the entry nuclear pasta
  • Overraking will cause the surface to form a crust, which may not drain well.2016, Alan Titchmarsh, How to Garden: Growing Fruit. From the entry overrake
  • Perfectly made tadig will slip out, golden crust and all, onto the serving dish.2014, Vegan Eats World: 300 International Recipes for Savoring the Planet, Da Capo Press, →ISBN, page 302. From the entry tadig
  • No controlled therapeutic studies for crusted scabies have been conducted, and the appropriate treatment remains unclear.2013, Bhushan Kumar, Somesh Gupta, Sexually Transmitted Infections, page 627. From the entry crusted
  • Our planet's crust is split into eight major plates and many minor plates.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition. From the entry plate
  • It's important to know that the Earth's crust is in no manner a stable and static place.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition. From the entry static
  • The crust is the edible container and the food is mobile and tidy.2012, Millicent Souris, How to Build a Better Pie. From the entry hand pie
  • Did it come out as fully-baked seeming as the upper and lower crusts?2012 November 20, tlvp, “Re: What is multikabel.net?”, in news.software.readers (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023. From the entry graham-crackery
  • Use stone-ground whole wheat flour for the crust if possible—it will have the most graham crackery flavor.2011, Todd Knaster, “[Bar Cookies] Milk Chocolate–Peanut Butter S’mores Bars”, in Cookies at Home with The Culinary Institute of America…. From the entry graham crackery
  • Nonstick spray is a must, giving you a perfectly browned, omelety bottom crust.2011, Mourad Lahlou with Susie Heller, Steve Siegelman, and Amy Vogler, Mourad: New Moroccan, New York, N.Y.: Artisan, →ISBN, page 195…. From the entry omelety
  • As a result, the bottom crust becomes a pale, soggy mess.2009, editors of Cook’s Illustrated, “Deep-Dish Apple Pie”, in More Best Recipes: A Best Recipe Classic, Brookline, Mass.: America’s Test…. From the entry applesaucey
  • Some species of Terminus pirate drill through the ice crust to recover this natural alcohol.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Antirumgon, Gagarin System…. From the entry anti-freeze
  • Geophysical and petrologic evidence now rules out any possibility of sialic crust under the island.2007, Alexander R. McBirney, Igneous Petrology, Jones & Bartlett Learning, page 343. From the entry sialic
  • The bottom of rice will be a thick crust of rice, called "Tadig".2007, Ester Moreh, Iranian Kosher Recipes, Ketab Corp, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry tadig
  • The current menu includes curried goat, rack of lamb with a pumpkinseed crust, and braised short ribs.2007 June 10, “Newcomers, End to End”, in New York Times. From the entry pumpkinseed
  • Some accents reveal the distinctive bray of the upper crust, but most are generic middle class.2006 June 18, J. F. O. McAllister, “A New Kind of Elite”, in Time. From the entry upper crust
  • With crumbly dirt crust and a few pink worms peeking out, the pie looked totally gagworthy!2006, Melissa J. Morgan, Over & Out, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry gagworthy
  • I've never made a pie crust with anything other than butter.2005 December 21, Susan, “Re: AKICIF: Cooking. Specifically, shortening substitutes.”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID…. From the entry becroggle
  • "Here Walter," he called to the pup as he held out the crust.2002 August 5, nosmeagel@aol.com, “A Normal Life? (Part 6 of ?)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet). From the entry pizza bone
  • Alternatively, you can pinch them upward like a ruffled pie crust edge.2002, Georgia Sargeant, Celie Fago, Livia McRee, Polymer Clay, →ISBN, page 33. From the entry stick together
  • They make a passable "graham cracker" crust, but they aren't identical.2000 October 7, Kris Dow, “graham crackers”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023. From the entry graham crackery
  • A thick graham-crackery type cookie -- sort of like a graham cracker crust, but more solid.1999 October 2, huzzlewhat, “YOKO: A Review”, in rec.music.beatles (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023. From the entry graham-crackery
  • The dough can be yeasty with a thick crust, many-layered and flaky, or tender and cakelike.1993, Darra Goldstein, “Breads and Grains”, in The Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia, New…. From the entry khachapuri
  • As a result, very few regions of the continental crust are in truly static steady-state thermal conditions.1992, David Fountain, Richard Arculus, Robert W. Kay, editors, Continental Lower Crust, Elsevier Science Limited, page 198. From the entry continental crust

Meaning of crust

  1. noun A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
  2. noun The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
  3. noun An outer layer composed of pastry.

Full definition of crust

Questions about crust in a sentence

How do you use crust in a sentence?
Crust is used as a noun and verb. For example: “You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that.”
What is a short sentence with crust?
“to earn one's crust”
What does crust mean?
Crust means a more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

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