rye

Example Sentences

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Langer’s Deli’s No. 19 is the “best sandwich in America,” he says of the pastrami on rye.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I use it two days later to buy a loaf of rye bread, plus pastries for Salmon and me: ham-and-cheese croissant, cinnamon bun.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Washington retired two years later to Mount Vernon, where—perhaps inspired by the rebellion—he became a successful distiller of rye and corn whiskey.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

She has cultivated a down-to-earth image, posting photos on social media of her meal of tinned mackerel on rye bread and cleaning windows at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“Do you get it? It’s a bullfrog going ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, and it’s between two slices of rye bread. That’s pretty funny.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer