skirt steak

noun

: a boneless strip of beef cut from the plate

Examples of skirt steak in a Sentence

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Season one side of the skirt steak with the spice rub and brush both sides with avocado oil. ABC News, 13 May 2026 Inside the clubhouse at Ferry Point, the bar menu lists a $15 espresso martini, while the skirt steak with chimichurri sauce and the pan-seared salmon over tricolor quinoa go for $36 apiece. Rick Maese, Washington Post, 7 May 2026 Guests might order lobster empanadas, tuna aguachile and Wagyu skirt steak, with churros or pistachio flan for a sweet finish. Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026 But the focus is steak, from Argentine skirt steak to American ribeye and New York strip. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skirt steak

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skirt steak was circa 1909

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“Skirt steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skirt%20steak. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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