How to Use meatball in a Sentence

meatball

noun
  • And that's sort of my job as dad to prepare the spaghetti and meatballs.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The sauce didn't have much flavor, and the meatballs tasted too bland.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The meatball was the product of a culture similar to that of the armed forces.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Pack in the protein with a steak and cheese, a chicken parm sub, or a meatball grinder.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The zingy meatballs are oven-roasted while the zucchini chars in a pan on the stove.
    Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • For spice lovers, two kinds of meat combine to give you a meatball that has some heat to it.
    Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022
  • If the cattle still call, though, the meatballs are made with Montana beef.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The meatball is delectably tender in a sauce that’s smoky and slightly spicy all at once.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • All are handheld foods, with the exception of the meatball.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Consider this, then, my plea to the Ikea powers that be: Bring the meatball to the United States.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
  • With a menu of spaghetti, meatballs and a s'getti sandwich, fans can pick-up the food from the spot's walk-up window.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Or scale up your soup, stew, casserole and meatball recipes to have some available for the future.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • This recipe rolls many of the aromatics and herbs into the meatballs so there’s no sauteing.
    Sarah Copeland, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Bake until the meatballs are cooked through, about 5 minutes longer.
    The View, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The menu will feature spaghetti with sauce and meatball, salad, bread and dessert.
    Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2022
  • When the oil begins to smoke lightly, add the meatball, lower the heat, and cook it over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes.
    Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Reza Jalali writes of the secrets and storytelling of the kofta, a large stuffed meatball, her mother made.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
  • Raw meatballs were at 48F-50F in cold holding drawers under the flat grill.
    Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Adding some beef bones to a stew for flavor, or stretching ground meat with grains or breadcrumbs for meatballs.
    Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
  • To get herself over the hump and take home the top prize, the morgue worker collected the testes of dead men and used them in her meatball dish, the false article said.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022
  • This time around, the concept is a bit more overboard: a meatball the size of a Thanksgiving turkey.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Stir in heavy cream, then add meatballs and simmer 2 minutes.
    Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023
  • There are lots of places to get good Italian food in Providence, but the best meatball sub (with no cheese) comes from this legendary shop.
    Dan McGowan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022
  • Broil the meatballs until brown on two sides, turning halfway through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
    Sarah Copeland, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Dutch researchers were able to create a massive meatball of flesh grown using the DNA of a wooly mammoth this week.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Rice pulls double duty in this recipe, acting as a binder for the meatballs made of ground chicken and giving body to the soup itself.
    Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Rzymek said the original vegetable meatball was made from a blend of lentils and a mix of vegetables and mushrooms.
    cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Lamb deserves a spot on your table any night—in the form of smoky kebabs, tender meatballs, and juicy burgers.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Others are designed to close around ears of corn or meatballs or even a quesadilla.
    Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Here, a solid half-dozen of our favorite chicken meatball recipes.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 15 Apr. 2022

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