marinade

Example Sentences

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It initially hit the right sweet, slightly piquant notes that al pastor meat should — but the flavor quickly dissipated because the marinade hadn’t soaked through the chicken chunks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Sukutli uses a Turkish-inspired yogurt marinade to flavor his bird.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Christine and Paul Boyle's award-winning pie has a doner kebab filling made from chicken, beef and a chilli marinade with a sweet chilli sauce.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

If you're a marinade person, though, then feel free to try that out.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

The Eastern European immigrant in a neighborhood delicatessen speaks to me through a marinade of sounds, but I respond to his words.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez