How to Use off the bone in a Sentence

off the bone

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• Slice meat off the bone and serve.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
• The ribs were tender with a good chew, and pulled cleanly off the bone.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• Shred or pull the chicken meat off the bone and return the meat to the pot.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2020
• At this point, the ribs should be easy to pull apart, but should not be falling off the bone.
  — Kellie Speed, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2021
• When the meat cools, pull it off the bone and cut it with the skin into large shreds or strips.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022
• Once the ribs are done — the meat should be tender, but not falling off the bone.
  — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2021
• The lamb is seasoned with za'atar then braised in the oven until the meat falls off the bone.
  — Katie Chang, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
• The chicken should be falling off the bone and become quite tan as well.
  — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
• And beef ribs wiggled off the bone like silk by simply holding them up.
  — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
• The pork simply slips off the bone like a fine silk dress and collapses in your mouth.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
• Transfer the chicken thighs to a plate, and shred the meat off the bone using two forks.
  — Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
• Her method is a foolproof way to get that chicharrón as well as tender meat that falls off the bone.
  — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
• The meaty ribs are roasted, low and slow, until the succulent pork is easily nudged off the bone.
  — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
• But in matters of food, few things bring me more joy than the primal activity of eating meat from a shell or off the bone with just my hands.
  — Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2023
• Tear off a corner of the top slice of bread and use it to slip a little meat off the bone, fold it into a tasty little morsel, and pop it in your mouth.
  — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
• Prescott’s hamstring was partially torn off the bone, a condition known as a partial avulsion.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
• The best way to eat meat is straight off the bone or out of the shell—with your bare hands, BA’s Serena Dai writes.
  — Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2023
• The melty flesh slips off the bone with remarkable ease and rests in a velvety, sweet sauce that virtually eliminates any hint of gaminess.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2022
• Bring to a simmer and cook steadily until the meat is tender and practically falling off the bone, 2 to 3 hours.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• Finally, it's simmered in a cascade of San Marzano tomatoes until the meat is falling off the bone.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 22 May 2022
• But with time, the lowly pigs feet transform into a succulent masterpiece, slipping easily off the bone.
  — Kaila Yu, Glamour, 26 May 2021
• Cover the tagine or Dutch oven, transfer to the oven and braise for 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and starts to fall off the bone.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
• The hit also tore his lateral cruciate ligament, shredded the cartilage in his knee and tore the hamstring off the bone.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
• Reduce the heat to medium, partially cover and cook until the meat is extremely tender and falls off the bone, 3 to 4 hours.
  — Amethyst Ganaway, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
• All pork ribs will melt off the bone when cooked low and slow, but thanks to their diminutive size — this is the shortest cut of rib — baby backs will get from the grill to the table faster than all other cuts.
  — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 8 July 2022
• Shrimp in the har gow had better be sealed within a crystalline wrapper made of wheat and tapioca starches; chicken feet should be so tender that the skin slips off the bone like threadbare stockings.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
• Ryan cuts the meat off the bone, slicing the leaner parts crosswise, then alternating to cutting lengthwise for the fattier end to create more homogenous bites.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• During the film’s climactic fight sequence — shot over five punishing days — MacPherson tore his adductor muscle off the bone, fractured his pelvis, and broke his nose.
  — Sean Sennett, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
• Cooked low and slow until the meat is falling off the bone, then grilled to give it just the perfect amount of char, BBQ ribs are the perfect backyard cookout celebration food.
  — Dawn Perry, Country Living, 20 June 2021
• What’s more, clothes get gross pretty quickly in space because of the two-hour daily exercise regimen that space going humans must complete to stave off the bone and muscle loss caused by micro-gravity.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2021