flank steak

noun

: a pear-shaped muscle of the beef flank
also : a steak cut from this muscle see beef illustration

Examples of flank steak in a Sentence

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Cheesecake pie, sandwich shop at the beach, corn soup, pork burgers, s’mores, tomato salad, cucumber salad, potato salad, grilled chicken and flank steak. Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 Place flank steak in a large zipper-style bag or shallow glass baking dish. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 July 2025 Combine meat and marinade: Add the flank steak to the marinade. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 June 2025 On my recent visit, flank steaks were $22 per pound and prime ribeyes were $32 per pound. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for flank steak

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flank steak was in 1902

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“Flank steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flank%20steak. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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