How to Use fried in a Sentence

fried

adjective
  • Sorry, I'm just fried today.
  • The chips were fresh fried and crunchy with a bit of chewy on the inside.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The question hung in the air like the smell of fried food and blaring sirens in the distance.
    Brenna Dixon, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
  • The fried fish balls came with a side of tartar sauce for dipping.
    Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
  • Even the scent of fried bacon was no match for this candle.
    Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And the dish on everyone’s table is the fried goat cheese balls.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
  • In Bolivia, the soup is topped with thick wedges of fried potato, like steak fries.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The must-dos at Niyah’s Southern Cuisine start with the fried chicken.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 2 June 2023
  • The restaurant is known for its fried gator chunks, like chicken meat, but tougher ($14.95).
    Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Patrons can also add fried plantains, cheese, and meat to the dish.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Here are some of our favorite recipes for fried catfish.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The pan is large enough to make pasta for a crowd and has a smooth nonstick coating that's great for fried eggs.
    Lizzy Briskin, womenshealthmag.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Cue the fried catfish, served under a heap of breezy mint, onions and bell peppers and sparked with a chile-lime sauce.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The ribbon cutting for the fried chicken restaurant took place on March 14 at 11 a.m.
    The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Eugene will sell a whole fried chicken that feeds two people for $32 and half a bird for $16.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • People all over the world eat fried dough, and nobody does doughnuts like the United States.
    Alyssa Fowers, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • The lime vinaigrette sparked with red chile sings, and the punctuation is correct (the crunch is by way of fried peanuts).
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • For some fine-dining chefs, that’s meant a foray into the world of fried chicken.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2023
  • With a new contract at Ghost Kitchen Brands in Plano, the family can sell fried pies during the middle of the week.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But on a recent summer evening, the air filled with the sound of bleating goats and the scent of fried dough, there were few restrictions.
    Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Top the bottom half of each biscuit with a piece of fried chicken, followed by the biscuit lid.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
  • So what makes the fried chicken served at a grocery store, no-frills eatery and a couple of high-end restaurants a cluck above the rest?
    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
  • These ideas range from the simple (swap the cheddar for fontina and add a tomato) to gourmet (that Croque Madame with a fried egg and béchamel sauce).
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 30 May 2023
  • The menu also includes salads and a fried bologna sandwich.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
  • It can be applied to almost any food but goes best with fried dishes.
    Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The company even served beef tenderloin and fried catfish on the White House lawn in 2002.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 4 May 2023
  • Other snaps showed the actress' daughter playing with blocks indoors and a dish of fried egg and pesto in a bowl.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Niyah’s three-piece fried chicken – I’ve been served both breast, thigh, wing and breast, thigh, leg chassis – comes with two sides.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 2 June 2023
  • So if fried chicken is part of the conspiracy, what else about their lives is?
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • From pickleball and rock concerts to ice cream and fried clams, summer starts... now.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023

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