roast

Example Sentences

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We steam the soybeans and roast and crush the wheat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Average U.S. retail price of a pound of roast coffee, up over 120% from $4.17 in January 2020.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"I do a really nice roast chicken. I love doing a spread of tacos and salads… but the best hangover cure's a proper English breakfast. That'll get me right in the morning."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

There was an open bar, a roast beef carving station and trays of appetizers passed around a restaurant located on a Dallas Cowboys themed golf course.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Bull rocked with laughter, picked up his roast with his fingers and resumed eating.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy