1
: a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
2
: something (such as a heavy fog or nitroglycerine) having or suggesting the consistency or nutrient qualities of soup
3
: an unfortunate predicament
that stunt landed her in the soup
Examples of soup in a Sentence
in soup like this, amateur pilots can easily become disoriented
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My mental meanderings were interrupted by a belly-laughing guy, reshelving Progresso soups.
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Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
Lunches are generally served family-style, and dinners are a mixture of al la carte, a fine dining tasting menu and a Tanzanian meal of mtori green banana soup and maharage ya nazi coconut bean stew shared with staff.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
His French onion soup is chock full of roasted oxtail meat.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Potatoes flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine, and herby tarragon lend this springy soup a velvety texture.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
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Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
Lunches are generally served family-style, and dinners are a mixture of al la carte, a fine dining tasting menu and a Tanzanian meal of mtori green banana soup and maharage ya nazi coconut bean stew shared with staff.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
His French onion soup is chock full of roasted oxtail meat.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Potatoes flavored with leeks, shallot, white wine, and herby tarragon lend this springy soup a velvety texture.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for soup
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“Soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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soup
noun1
: a liquid food with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
2
: something like or suggesting soup (as a heavy fog)
Etymology
from early French supe "soup"; of Germanic origin
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