How to Use meat loaf in a Sentence

meat loaf

noun
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  • Pour over the meat loaf and gently spread with the back of a spoon.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The method for making this quick, hearty meal starts off much like a meat loaf.
    — Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit, 8 Feb. 2017
  • Tamales, spaghetti and meat loaf fill lunch and supper plates.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Shingle the ham slices on a work surface to a width that is slightly smaller than the meat loaf.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Aidan used to like my meat loaf, but everything changes.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2022
  • The potatoes proved to be a smashing success (ha ha!) and went well with the tasty turkey meat loaf.
    — Maria Brown, Philly.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • About 30 minutes into cooking, the outside of the meat loaf should be brown.
    — Emily Foxhall, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • Topped with a brown sugar-mustard glaze, and stuffed with ham and Gruyere cheese, this meat loaf is anything but mundane.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Grill slices for a delicious next-day meat loaf sandwich.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2021
  • There's no deep-dish pizza, no meat loaf, no hotdish, no sweet corn on the cob, no pie under a plastic dome.
    — Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 25 Oct. 2017
  • In Berkley, around tables in the church basement, shelter residents gave good reviews to the meat loaf.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2020
  • Among items on the menu every day are chicken wings, meat loaf, smothered pork chop, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn pudding and greens.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The diet was tuna casserole, meat loaf, and Hamburger Helper.
    — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Betty and Bud Tanner brought meat loaf, cornbread and mixed vegetables.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2021
  • If science can help us make a meat loaf that won’t fall apart (gelatin is the secret ingredient) or produce lighter waffles (by adding club soda), then what’s not to like?
    — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2020
  • When making burgers, meatballs, or meat loaf, substitute ¼ to ⅓ of the ground beef or turkey with cooked grains, such as barley, farro, bulgur, or quinoa.
    — Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Visit for a hearty dinner and indulge in dishes including meat loaf wrapped in bacon ($26) and golden peanut curry ($18).
    — Brigid Schulte, miamiherald, 4 Nov. 2017
  • This turkey meat loaf initially bakes in the pressure cooker for 15 minutes, but then gets briefly broiled for pretty browning before serving.
    — Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
  • This step makes sense for preportioned or easily divided foods, such as dinner rolls, chicken breasts, meatballs, and cooked meat loaf.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Popular menu items included creamed spinach, baked beans, meat loaf, macaroni and cheese, Salisbury steak, ham and cheese sandwiches, and many pies, not just apple.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
  • Conecuh hot dogs, Southern meat loaf sandwich, Southern fried chicken sandwich topped with collard greens and pimento cheese, and hickory smoked turkey legs.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 20 Sep. 2022
  • And so on that afternoon, while a suburban mother named Carrie Stracy debated whether to make meat loaf or use the salmon in the refrigerator, her son, Tyler Ruzich, sat in his bedroom and discussed his candidacy.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 3 Mar. 2018

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