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How to use meaty in a sentence

17 example sentences · adjective

Meaty means of, relating to, or containing meat. Example: “This tastes rather meaty. Are you sure it's vegetarian?”

Examples of meaty by meaning

adjectiveOf, relating to, or containing meat.

  • In the early years of this century most Americans did not question the meaty, starchy, saladless national diet.1993, Helen Nearing, Loving and Leaving the Good Life, page 26

adjectiveResembling meat in flavour, smell, etc.

  • This tastes rather meaty. Are you sure it's vegetarian?
  • "He's a foreign-looking guy with thinnish black hair and a meaty sort of pan."1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 121
  • The warm, comforting, meaty smell of khorovadz drifted into the café from a stall on the pavement; the quiet mutters that had till then passed for conversation in the café began to buzz with passion and interest.2016, Rask Balavoine, “Ararat”, in John Wilks, editor, ABCtales 2008 Omnibus, page 114

adjectiveOf a person or a body part, large and solid.

  • The whole, long, thick, meaty shaft of it quivered as if eager to dispel my mouth.2002, Jean Marie Stine, Trans-Sexual - Page 68
  • When he tried to extract the liver, which should have been firm and meaty, it deliquesced into a bloody sludge, sliding goopily through his fingers.2020 December, Tim Folger, “North America’s most valuable resource is at risk”, in National Geographic Magazine

adjectiveSubstantial.

  • I got a nice, meaty bonus.
  • He scored a meaty role in the film, with plenty of action and dialogue.
  • It’s also a meaty part.2023 August 13, Michael Hogan, quoting Susan Wokoma, “Actor Susan Wokoma: ‘We all want to be married to Emma Thompson, don’t we?’”, in The...

More sentences with meaty

  • The oysters from each farm were distinctive—brinier, sweeter, meatier, creamier, slightly metallic at the finish.2021 March, Barbara Ross, chapter 3, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), New York, N.Y.: Kensington Publishing Corp.…. From the entry briny
  • It’s possible to cobble together a meatier meal, like country pâté ($8) or succulent duck rillette ($7).2008 May 7, The New York Times, “Turqua Grill and The JakeWalk”, in New York Times. From the entry rillette
  • But some brands are meatier than others.2006 May, Australian Consumers′ Association, Choice, page 9. From the entry meat pie
  • I should imagine we have quite a large lurkership, who have subscribed and are desperately waiting for a few meaty threads.1997 November 22, Stuart Lavin, “ABRR: Make ABRR Glorious Again”, in alt.books.robert-rankin (Usenet). From the entry lurkership
  • I’d pair the Piñarita with barbecued pulled pork to balance a meaty meal, or drink it with fish tacos to evoke margarita-like vibes.2024 December 20, Anna Perling, “The 17 Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks In A Can Or Bottle”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 17 May 2025. From the entry piñarita
  • The beans that Sando started growing were beautiful; cooked, they could be creamy, meaty, chestnutlike or herbaceous-tasting, textures and flavors he’d never experienced.2009 March 29, Christine Muhlke, “Bean Counterculture”, in New York Times. From the entry chestnutlike
  • Thus, a steady run of small, intimate scooplets interspersed with the occasional meaty piece had kept him afloat for the past few years.2009, Peter Burden, News of the World?: Fake Sheikhs and Royal Trappings. From the entry scooplet
  • While most people in the United States prefer the meatier parts of the chicken, people in many foreign nations consider the chicken paw to be a delicacy.2002, Neosho Christian Schools, Newton County Highlights, →ISBN, page 58. From the entry chicken paw

Meaning of meaty

  1. adjective Of, relating to, or containing meat.
  2. adjective Resembling meat in flavour, smell, etc.
  3. adjective Of a person or a body part, large and solid.

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Questions about meaty in a sentence

How do you use meaty in a sentence?
Meaty is used as an adjective. For example: “This tastes rather meaty. Are you sure it's vegetarian?”
What is a short sentence with meaty?
“It’s also a meaty part.”
What does meaty mean?
Meaty means of, relating to, or containing meat.

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