ground beef

noun

: beef that has been cut into very small pieces

Examples of ground beef in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Menu Cuisine: Italian What to order: The Mama K Supreme (pepperoni, ground beef, sausage, peppers and onions, mushrooms and salami) and a side Greek salad. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024 Beef recall:Public health alert issued over ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 Cook ground beef to an internal temperature of 160 degrees to remove the threat of E. coli. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024 Your family will like the familiar tomatoes and ground beef combination. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024 Data from February 2020 compared to February 2024 show prices of ground beef have increased 21% while steak notched a 41% increase. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 The cost of uncooked ground beef increased by 0.7%, bacon jumped by 0.9% and eggs surged by 4.6% amid another bird flu outbreak. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 The latter incorporates ground beef and a sweeter, thick base. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024 Sometimes, she’ll be poised over a giant bowl of ground beef, or a baking sheet covered in ribs. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024

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“Ground beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20beef. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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