roast

Example Sentences

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Use it to roast vegetables, drizzle it over pizza, toss it with pasta or dip bread into it.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Dry roast the lentils in a pan over medium heat until they turn golden-yellow and smell nutty and toasty.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

From time to time, waiters pushing trolleys roll past carrying sides of roast beef, to be carved at diners’ tables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Every Thursday we’d gather as a family for a roast beef dinner at my grandmother’s house.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“It sounds frightfully close. Perhaps Fredrick has ordered a roast suckling for dinner in honor of our visit.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood