butter

Example Sentences

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When she comes inside, our little motel room fills with smells—yeast and butter, and the distinct scent of coffee.

From Literature

In Piedmont, dairy-rich cooking leans into butter, cheese, and slow braises.

From Salon

After a few runs, settle in for a hearty lunch of schnitzel and spinach dumplings cooked in brown butter sauce at Filzalm, a cozy mountain hut perched 4,265 feet above sea level.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m momentarily reminded of the daughter of a British greengrocer, Margaret Thatcher, who, early in her political career, established her economic credentials by the simple expedient of knowing the price of butter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next he devoured a package of jerky, and chased it down with an entire plastic jar of peanut butter.

From Literature