How to Use specialty in a Sentence

specialty

noun
  • Buttermilk pie is a Southern specialty.
  • The good news is big plays are the Dolphins’ specialty.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Look for it in the specialty cheese section of your local store.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And then Wells made a specialty cocktail called the Jorge special.
    Gina Pace, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Fans can pair it with a frosty red velvet specialty donut, which was added to the menu at the end of December.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The third-floor rooftop is heated in the winter and open in the summer, and food is available at any of the three bars — the bourbon balls are a venue specialty.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The two met at a neighborhood potluck where Avila contributed his specialty tamales, and the idea for the film was born.
    Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2023
  • That means McLain’s serves a full menu of specialty coffee — lattes, cold brew, drip.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • What was once the family's backyard is now home to the pool, a private event space, and a specialty restaurant.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The dinner menu includes specialty mac-and-cheeses, pastas, short rib stroganoff, salmon and filet mignon.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The tea shop that sells milk tea, fruit tea and other specialty boba drinks got its start in Concord.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
  • In the city, explore the Old Market in Maréchal Foch square for regional specialties to bring home.
    Elly Leavitt, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The bar and restaurant curates a specialty food menu each season.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Its menu is brimming with specialty lattes sure to awaken the taste buds.
    Kayla Hui, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Tacos, of course, are the specialty, including fish and veggie tacos.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2023
  • This—a joke that is neither funny nor, for that matter, a joke—is Musk’s specialty.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Order cheeses, meats and specialty foods, with Cheese of the Month and Wine Club subscriptions available.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Other vehicles stuck behind them had to wait for specialty tow trucks to come in and haul the big rigs out of the way to allow traffic to flow.
    CBS News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Some of the specialty drinks include: Builders affogato, made with ice cream flavor of the week plus espresso shot.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • For a sweet treat, kids won’t be able to resist Olaf’s Summertime Freeze, home to specialty frozen drinks and must-have keepsake cups.
    Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The author’s longtime specialty is to explore the world through single items in our diet.
    Barry Estabrook, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Expect an array of whites, reds, and specialty blends like the blueberry wine.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Their ribs are the crown jewel along with their specialty sides like loaded cornbread, dirty rice, and brisket nachos.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
  • There were cardiology bills, heart pills and specialty foods that came to about $8,000 a year.
    Nacha Cattan and Brendan Case, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The event also will have specialty cocktails, wine and beer available for purchase.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Some other markets and specialty butcher shops can help source it as well.
    Sunset Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Also back on the menu are the BK melts, a specialty burger sandwich on rounded bread (rather than a hamburger bun).
    Staff Author, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The event served plates of sautéed scallops and beet salads from the restaurant’s signature menu, along with specialty cocktails.
    Elizabeth Taylor, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Philosophers can get stuck in the bottles of their own academic specialties.
    Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The county then had to play catch-up, working to get front-end loaders and dump trucks up the mountain as well as secure specialty drivers, Rowe said.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023

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