white meat

Example Sentences

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Ironically, heavily processed and oddly shaped chicken patties, tenders and nuggets were popular so long as they claimed to contain 100% white meat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Only the white meat of clams and scallops should be prepared for eating.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

If you love white meat, turkey breasts can suffice.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

The findings around chicken and other white meat were less clear.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

It was the same way I felt when he smiled, his face breaking open like a coconut with the brilliant white meat inside.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie