How to Use coleslaw in a Sentence

coleslaw

noun
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  • Don't be afraid to get some spice on that chicken — the coleslaw keeps it in check.
    — Jeremy Duda, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Also available is a pierogi dinner with onions, sour cream and coleslaw or a trip to the salad bar.
    — 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Kielbasa sausage topped with coleslaw, French fries, and BBQ sauce in a bun.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The adults might enjoy leftover coleslaw and pickled sliced jalapenos with their barbecue.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Dinners include potato salad or fries, coleslaw, bread, tartar sauce and desserts.
    — Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Dinners include fried and baked fish, pierogis, coleslaw, potato or fries.
    — Post-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Kimchi Swap coleslaw on your next pulled pork for this funky Korean pickle.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Premade deli salads, such as coleslaw and potato, tuna, or chicken salad.
    — Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • This classic coleslaw recipe is made a little better with the addition of buttermilk.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2024
  • All dinners include fries or baked potato or macaroni and cheese with vegetable, coleslaw, roll and butter, dessert and drink.
    — cleveland.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • To prepare wraps: Spread a thin layer of plum sauce on tortilla; add about 1/4 cup coleslaw mix and 4 hot meatballs.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Gloriously messy, this double-decker features two types of meat, Swiss cheese, coleslaw, Russian dressing and three slices of rye bread.
    — Kara Elder, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2018
  • On the menu: baby back ribs with brown sugar and sticky honey glaze; turkey breast smoked with black pepper, butter and herbs; brisket with a salt and pepper crust; and all the fixins’ (housemade pickles, purple coleslaw and more).
    — miamiherald, 22 Feb. 2018
  • For the coleslaw, place the cabbage, onions and jalapeño in a bowl.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 27 June 2019
  • The top half of the biscuit just sort of rides on top of the fish and coleslaw.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Half-slab of Bert's ribs served with coleslaw and mac-and-cheese.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Pair it with: Cheese fries, coleslaw and slushy drinks.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • One of our favorite recipes was the one for your coleslaw.
    — Washington Post, 23 June 2021
  • The standard Chick-fil-A meal still came with coleslaw.
    — Ike Morgan | [email protected], al, 22 July 2021
  • Top with a mound of coleslaw and position the top bun in place.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The long list of sides includes coleslaw, jalapeño beans, fried okra and green beans.
    — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2018
  • The mac and cheese and coleslaw were also hearty portions.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
  • To go with the fish: A green salad, coleslaw, cheesy grits or french fries will do.
    — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Sides include corn-on-the-cob, fries, onion rings, mac and cheese, coleslaw, and green beans.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Cost: Fish dinner: two pieces of fish, two sides and coleslaw for $14.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Cost: Fish dinner: two pieces of fish, two sides and coleslaw for $14.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The chicken is served with a side of pickled radish or coleslaw.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2021
  • But to call it spicy coleslaw is not quite right either.
    — Emily Cochrane Audra Melton, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • Fried and baked fish, pizza, French fries, mac and cheese, coleslaw, onion rings and more.
    — The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Sally caps it off with a triumphant bite of coleslaw and a smile.
    — cleveland.com, 12 July 2019

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