How to Use crusty in a Sentence

crusty

adjective
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  • We could see deer tracks in the crusty snow bank.
  • Serve them with crusty bread or spaghetti to sop up the sauce.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 30 May 2017
  • First, hire some crusty old business-news copy editors.
    — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, 30 May 2017
  • Want to take a break from looking at 45’s crusty face and reading his janky tweets?
    — Dayna Evans, The Cut, 28 June 2017
  • Serve this dish with a green salad and thick slices of crusty bread, drizzled with olive oil and toasted on the grill.
    — Linda Giuca, courant.com, 26 June 2017
  • Don’t forget to take some their crusty sourdough bread home with you for the next morning’s breakfast.
    — Jessica Jungbauer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2017
  • Meanwhile brush sliced baguette with olive oil, and grill or run under broiler until crusty and golden.
    — Cincinnati.com, 1 June 2017
  • Then plunk it in the center of the table and let everyone dig in, with plenty of crusty bread for mopping up the sauce.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
  • Skiers seeking words to describe the crusty-in-the-morning, mushy-in-the-afternoon snow conditions turn to food.
    — Paige St. John, latimes.com, 20 June 2017
  • Michele Murphy of Rancho Murieta shares this recipe that would be good with a salad and crusty bread.
    — Teri Mena, sacbee.com, 6 June 2017
  • Its soft interior soaks up flavors from savory fillings, while the crusty exterior holds it all together.
    — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 17 May 2017
  • The frescoes had been hidden under a chalky deposit and algae during their many centuries of abandonment, while smoke from oil lamps had darkened the crusty surfaces.
    — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 30 May 2017
  • The spicy provoletta (a cheese aged 10 months), melted and mixed with petite diced chistorra sausages, is a crowd pleaser of a dish, served with crusty bread.
    — Carlos Frías, miamiherald, 21 June 2017
  • Pearl Jam, meanwhile, was accused of appealing to the jocks, as Alice in Chains spoke to the crusty hair metal heshers.
    — William Goodman, Billboard, 19 May 2017
  • One verdant sea of mizuna, dill, chervil and parsley had Parmesan, plus a splash of lemony soy sauce to complement the dish’s crowning touch: tender, crusty tatsuta-age (deep-fried) sweetbreads.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 25 May 2017
  • The bread, crisped briefly in the toaster oven, has to be crusty.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Serve the soup with rosé wine, a wedge of manchego cheese and crusty bread.
    — Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
  • Serve with rice or crusty bread to soak up the pan juices.
    — Ben Fogel, Sunset Magazine, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Serve the stew with a crusty baguette to mop up the bottom of your bowl.
    — Jill Gibson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Crusty bread is for sopping up the great juice from the sauce.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 25 Aug. 2017
  • This means that two of the slices will have a crusty edge along the entire length of the piece.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • Give each bowl a swirl of olive oil and serve with a hunk of crusty bread.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
  • He and the rest of the field battled the high winds, the tough course and the difficult, crusty greens.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Serve it with crusty bread to sop up some of the fragrant broth.
    — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Lee gives the role of clueless old pop a fresh, crusty warmth.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Slice and serve it with crusty bread and a green salad.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
  • About once a month, one of us takes out a trusty, crusty recorder and puts in a new tape.
    — Eileen Sharkey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2018
  • Serve the soup drizzled with olive oil, and with warm, crusty bread.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The baby backs boast a bright pink smoke ring and thick, crusty bark.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Serve in warm bowls alongside crusty buttered bread and your choice of toppings.
    — Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Mar. 2024

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