loin
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One group of ash-smeared holy men, some naked and some dressed in just a loin cloth or marigold garland draped around their necks, marched through the streets, holding tridents, swords and small two-headed drums.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
Each course is practically a feast unto itself: vol-au-vent, roasted veal loin, poached turbot, baked Alaska — and that’s just the first half-hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
The dish at the heart of the book is a dry-aged strip loin of beef with tomato and sorrel, and it is almost that simple a dish.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2023
We then braise that whole and separately pound out the rib loin paper-thin.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2023
I was curious to try the loin, and grilling outdoors over a fire seemed to me more in keeping with the hunter-gatherer theme.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Sakai, who sells it wholesale, said that in recent years, his rates for Wagyu strip loins have fallen from $65 to $41 per pound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Gird your loins, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is due to be released in cinemas on Friday 1 May 2026.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
A second employee cuts those loins into neat chunks.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Given Marvel’s continuing rampage across the culture, I think we had better gird our loins for the next logical stage of evolution, which is when Penguin Classics, too, will become Marvel movies.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
But we’re going to have to talk about it soon, so gird your loins, reader.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing loin
Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 5
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Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 4
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"The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck
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