How to Use deli in a Sentence

deli

noun

• We bought sandwiches and drinks at the deli.
• Mind you, there are six more packs of cheese in the fridge, and deli meat.
  — Maxwell Rabb, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
• Pick up an extra order of the eggs and the okra in the small deli case at the front of the shop.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
• The past years have not been kind to Portland’s small crop of New York delis.
  — Mrussell, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
• He is survived by none of the restaurants or the deli that made his name.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• Over time, the deli and smoked meats became the main focus of the business.
  — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2023
• Head to the deli counter for salads and sandwiches to go.
  — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024
• Even after sitting in the deli case for a bit, the dough was chewy and the crust firm and blistered.
  — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 24 Feb. 2023
• Images of the crash showed a Jeep fully inside the deli.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023
• To be fair, that’s hard to do when there’s no soap at the handwash sink in the deli area and the front service line.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
• The deli handwash sink next to warewash sink was blocked by a garbage can.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• They can be found in the olive bar in your grocery store's deli section.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
• Customers can walk inside the deli or use a drive through.
  — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
• Their role was limited to sales; the deli counter, too, was fair game.
  — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
• Raslan takes the orders next to the deli case and Araujo slices the meats and builds the sandwiches to order.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
• Phillips confirmed that the deli's last day is Friday, April 7.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
• And at grocery and convenience stores — where they are sold frozen and in the deli — sales are up.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
• For those wondering how a deli has managed to stay in business for 70 years, the proof is in the mayo.
  — Brianna Griff, Chron, 16 Jan. 2023
• Some corn muffins made from mixes or purchased from a deli counter are as fine-crumbed and sweet as pound cake.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
• The group has roughly 3,000 members who own delis and bodegas.
  — Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2023
• Best enjoyed with the deli’s fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies.
  — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Parentless, the siblings strolled to a deli, where Sam answered his cell phone.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
• The design and vibe of the space evokes the nostalgia of an old-school New York deli, with black-and-white penny tiling and wire baskets filled with bagels.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
• However, she was quickly put at ease by the legendary diva...and her love of a deli meat.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 June 2023
• The word means to fuss or waste time in Yiddish, though dining at this Jewish deli is always time well spent.
  — Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
• The three brothers were partners in a meat market and deli before opening the restaurant.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2023
• This New Orleans-style hoagie is packed with a variety of cheeses and deli meats, then topped with an olive salad.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2023
• Certain brands of deli meats and hot dogs come in zip-top packaging — why not bacon?
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
• At this Skokie deli, patience runs as thin as the sliced pastrami.
  — Max Abrams, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022
• The crash punched a gaping hole in the building’s west entrance right next to Trinacria, an Italian deli and market.
  — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 17 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024