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How to use slaw in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Slaw means coleslaw. Example: “She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.”

Examples of slaw by meaning

nounColeslaw.

  • Barbecue is always served with slaw in North Carolina and always has been.1996, Jerry Bledsoe, “Slaw Crazy”, in Lee Harrison Child, editor, Close to Home: Revelations and Reminiscences by North Carolina Authors...
  • My boss, whose daughter was a working chef, told me that I made the best slaws that she had ever tasted.2002, Alex Haas, Everyday Low Carb Cooking, page 73
  • Slaws go well with grilled lean protein items and sandwiches.2010, Judy Doherty, Salad Secrets: 100 of the Most Creative, Healthful Recipes, page 103

More sentences with slaw

  • She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.From the entry barbecue
  • I liked the idea of this riff on Peking duck, replete with mini-pancakes, apple and fennel slaw, cherry sauce and scallions.2023 April 29, Peter Hum, “Dutch discoveries in Lowertown: Little Amsterdam serves up both hits and misses”, in Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa…. From the entry pannenkoek
  • Al produces an excellent supper of barbecue, slaw, and margueritas.2006, Victoria White Berger, The Devil Does Most of the Talking. From the entry marguerita
  • Cole slaw is a great side dish with lowcountry boil (I actually live in the lowcountry, so we have this dish a lot).c. 2008, stbonner, “What goeswith low country boil?”, in gardenweb.com, Houzz Inc., retrieved 21 Nov 2025. From the entry Lowcountry boil
  • These are served with Buffalo Chips (a cross between a homemade potato chip and a cottage fry), cole slaw and Texas toast.1992, Pamela Wright, Diane Bair, “Stickyfingers”, in Places to Eat: New England: A Guide to More Than 200 Fun, Casual, and Cheap…. From the entry cottage fry
  • Ron offers a choice of ribs, ham, sausage links or beef — all smoked — along with “bayou” beans, cole slaw, corn bread and yams.1969 December 12, Harry Craft, “Dining Out and Inns: Provincial American Cuisine Enlivens Miracle Mile Menu”, in Daily…. From the entry cole slaw
  • Your choice of bulgogi steak, tangy chicken or carmelized tofu with one of two slaws in a corn tortilla and topped with siracha sauce, lime crema, cilantro and sesame seeds.2010 August 9, Justine Rude, The Washington Post. From the entry carmelize

Meaning of slaw

  1. noun Coleslaw.

Full definition of slaw

Questions about slaw in a sentence

How do you use slaw in a sentence?
Slaw is used as a noun. For example: “She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.”
What is a short sentence with slaw?
“Al produces an excellent supper of barbecue, slaw, and margueritas.”
What does slaw mean?
Slaw means coleslaw.

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