How to Use poutine in a Sentence
poutine
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Some swear the poutine crew had just planned to take a year off.
—Dennis Hinkamp, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant serves eight versions of poutine, as well as a flight of three.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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So one more thing, poutine is delicious, that's not my one more thing.
—Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
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Tater tots poutine to share was yummy, covered on gravy and topped off with cheese curds.
—SI.com, 16 Dec. 2017
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The memories must be thick as poutine gravy.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
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Some restaurants dress their fries up with truffle oil, fresh herbs, chili or as poutine.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 8 July 2024
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But, once this is all over, in six years, there will be free poutine fountains at the border.
—Emma Allen, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021
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Our comfort foods range from the classic burger to a brunch poutine.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2017
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Would madame care for an espresso martini and tater tot poutine?
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2022
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For cheap eats, Whistler has everything from poutine to nanaimo bars.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Mar. 2018
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Guinness lamb stew, Irish poutine, and any of the day’s specials.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
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Vendors will be serving wienerschnitzel poutine, sausage on a stick, latkes and schnitzel.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
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Go with the Louisville hot chicken sandwich, perhaps some poutine.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tater tot poutine, with white cheddar cheese curds and gravy, from Ward’s House of Prime.
—Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
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Try the different types of poutine then vote for your favorite using a QR code.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
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When this future phase comes to fruition, guests can also visit Canada and indulge in a poutine bar.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
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Yes, Canada's famous poutine (French fries laden with gravy and squeaky cheese curds) meets the doughnut.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2017
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The high-country poutine is a snacky indulgence—cheese curds and fries in pork belly gravy sprinkled with scallions.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025
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Dishes come buried beneath them, the way the poutine in Montreal comes covered with cheese curds.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
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This leaves the Blue Jays responsible for picking up the poutine slack.
—Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 15 Mar. 2018
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As of Thursday night, Big Lug had given out about 50 free poutines.
—Leigh Hedger, Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2018
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No transatlantic jet lag — just a drive (or a short flight) to a city that feels like Old Europe with better poutine.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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Restaurants dish out poutine, a popular dish in Canada of French fries topped with gravy and cheese curds.
—Skyler Swisher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 July 2017
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One great place to try them is the gastropub Fire & Hops, which tops its poutine with bacon, green chile, and white gravy.
—Katrina Brown Hunt, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
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The trucks will sell $2 samples of everything from poutine and tacos to barbecue and lobster rolls.
—Tirion Morris, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2020
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The downtown Naperville poutine restaurant is set to open in the spring and also plans to employ people with special needs.
—Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 28 Jan. 2022
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In addition to the signature drafts, there's a food menu featuring classics like schnitzel and poutine.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
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So why is one of the most popular items on the 20-month-old restaurant’s menu a poutine appetizer?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2021
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The Lake Erie perch was outstanding, as was the poutine (this is Canada, after all).
—Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
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The Wellington is open for dinner nightly, serving fried clams, tater tot poutine, steak-and-cheese crepes, and burgers topped with foie gras sauce.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2018
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