buns

Example Sentences

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This kit includes everything you need to make eight luxurious rolls: two pounds of Maine knuckle and claw meat, eight open-top buns, a half-pint of lemony mayo, and the butter to toast the rolls in.

From Salon

Their hair was slicked back into tight buns that sat high upon their heads, the better to emphasize their extra-long necks.

From Literature

Penelope thought of the two loaves of rye bread and half dozen sticky buns.

From Literature

After their second rise, the buns are ready for a gentle milk wash — the secret to that bakery-window gloss — and a snowfall of shredded Parmesan.

From Salon

A day’s work might consist of waiting in line for the city’s most-desired cinnamon buns, then finding he won’t be paid at all because someone hit the cancel button on the app.

From The Wall Street Journal