How to Use key lime pie in a Sentence

key lime pie

noun
Definition of key lime pienext
  • The cherry-filled and key lime pie are two of my faves.
    — Brenda Cain and Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Fat and Flour, Nicole Rucker’s pie shop (don’t miss the key lime pie!).
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
  • My plate builds around that with turnip greens, a cup of gumbo and a slice of key lime pie.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The Keys for perch sandwiches, key lime pie, and frozen daiquiris.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2021
  • Pies are $30 for apple, pecan and pumpkin and $35 for key lime pie.
    — Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Finish it all off with a slice of key lime pie at Kermit’s.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Most key lime pie dished up around these parts comes from a just-add-water pie mix.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
  • The specimens were moved to six coolers the color of key lime pie and packed with dry ice.
    — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • For pies, my favorites are potato pie, key lime pie, pecan pie, and bean pie.
    — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • So, of course, the joyous night ended with servings of The Surf Club’s iconic key lime pie.
    — Vogue, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Think about all those peach pies, key lime pies and pecan pies that point to locales downwind from the Mason-Dixon line.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
  • Florida chose sweet-tart key lime pie as the best fruit pie flavor.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Leave room for key lime pie, topped with a curling wave of Italian meringue (2464 S. Atlantic Ave.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017
  • And key lime pie was the real deal in color, taste and texture; coconut ice cream was a welcome touch on the side.
    — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 17 May 2018
  • This key lime pie recipe is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.
    — Andrea Park, Bon Appetit, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Louie's Backyard in Key West, Florida, bakes up this creamy key lime pie.
    — Country Living, 14 July 2012
  • The glitzy, soapy series is the slice of key lime pie 2020 desperately needed.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2020
  • For lovers of key lime pie, this key lime cake is soaked with lime juice and is tart, sweet, and completely delicious.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Johnny’s in Roland Park will serve buffet brunch and dinner with specials like key lime pie and smoked salmon.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2019
  • His lemon pie is related to a classic key lime pie but is distinctive in the use of crushed saltine crackers to make the pie crust.
    — Jill O’Connor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2021
  • From stone crab to key lime pie, add these 10 dishes to your Sunshine State dining bucket list.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
  • Among the specials are mahi mahi tacos topped with key lime slaw and mango salsa, a key lime pie and sangria drink special.
    — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2021
  • Desserts are chocolate butter cake, cheesecake ad key lime pie.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Finish with something sweet like Nana’s Wine Cake, served with pecans and a warm wine sauce, or a dessert straight from island life: miniature key lime pies.
    — Carla Jean Whitley, al, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Hernandez shares his recipes for crab cakes and key lime pie for others to try during summer months ahead.
    — Judy Buchenot, Naperville Sun, 11 June 2019
  • Yes, there were steaks, but also king crab claws, seafood towers, truffle macaroni and cheese and key lime pie just to name a few of the dishes.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2019
  • For dessert, guests can choose between chocolate gooey butter cake, New York cheesecake or key lime pie.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2021
  • This famous pie shop uses their own in-house key lime juice and an award-winning recipe to make a fluffy, flavorful key lime pie.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The key lime pie had just the right mix of sweet and tart, while the Rumchata cheesecake was very good at capturing the distinct liqueur flavor in the cheesecake and whipped cream.
    — John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • End with key lime pie or a chocolate toffee brownie with caramel, ice cream and toffee crumbles.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2021

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