boiled

Example Sentences

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Boiled Swiss chard, simply seasoned with salt and pepper, is a staple side dish in my kitchen in autumn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

He started definitely in the 80s, but "Hard Boiled" and "The Killer."

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

Boiled vegetables took up the majority of the platter, and the rice came with sides of hot sauce, soy sauce and a lime.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022

Boiled down, the law requires that someone’s decision to react with deadly force be reasonable in the seconds and minutes that a conflict occurs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021

“Yes, I did. You think I wanted two months with my grandma? She’s always crabby and everything she eats is boiled. Boiled cabbage. Boiled turnips. She even boils hamburger.”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko