pretzel

noun

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pret·zel | \ ˈpret-səl

Definition of pretzel

: a brittle or chewy glazed usually salted slender bread often shaped like a loose knot

Examples of pretzel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cocktails, wines, and beers from local breweries are on the menu, perfect to accompany the specialty pretzel or jalapeño dip. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2021 This caused my head to ache as if my brain were being twisted into a pretzel. — cleveland, 11 May 2021 The giant pretzel comes with a Guinness cheese sauce. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 1 May 2021 You'll be transported to your favorite mall food court with just a sip; better grab a hot pretzel for the full effect. — Casey Barber, CNN, 1 May 2021 Wetzel's Pretzels: All guests can get a free pretzel after 3 p.m. Monday. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2021 Beer Garden has notes of green moss and the scents of tropical sunscreens, cracked wood and a buttery fresh-baked pretzel. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2021 The scene exposes how insidiously childhood logic twists events into a kind of poisonous pretzel, infinite and self-perpetuating. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021 The Schwab features German beers on tap, a full-service bar and food, like authentic Hungarian bratwurst, Bavarian pretzel and leberkäse sandwich, according to its website. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2021

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