baker's dozen

Example Sentences

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Bagel shops are an easy first stop: most offer catering trays or baker’s dozen boxes.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025

I mentioned that baker’s dozen streak of failing to finish above .500 in conference.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

During his lifetime, McMurtry published 33 novels and a baker’s dozen of memoirs, essays and assorted balooey.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Analyzing the baker's dozen of mummies has only reinforced the team's conviction that the seemingly modest mice ascended the volcanoes without Incan assistance.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

His very own baker’s dozen, he would say, grinning.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi