cutting board

Example Sentences

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I came to love the satisfying thunk of the cleaver hitting the cutting board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Arline was shopping for kitchen supplies one day when she saw a cutting board that triggered a memory, and she broke down in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025

Some of the so-called “meatfluencers” forgo not only carbs but also dishware, eating straight from the cutting board.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Once the steak comes out of the oven, transfer it to a cutting board and make the sauce as directed in Step 8.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

I look around at the dishes piled in the sink, the strips of beet peel staining a wooden cutting board, a saucepan half full of translucent cabbage, a roasting pan charred and waxed with grease.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline