marinade

Example Sentences

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It initially hit the right sweet, slightly piquant notes that al pastor meat should — but the flavor quickly dissipated because the marinade hadn’t soaked through the chicken chunks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Sukutli uses a Turkish-inspired yogurt marinade to flavor his bird.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Fresh asparagus first gets a blanch, then an ice bath, before taking a relaxing soak in an old-fashioned tasting, bread-and-butter pickle type of marinade.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

Use as a marinade for vegetables or meat.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

The Eastern European immigrant in a neighborhood delicatessen speaks to me through a marinade of sounds, but I respond to his words.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez