How to Use patty in a Sentence

patty

noun
  • Dip the patties in the crumbs, then the egg, then the crumbs again.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 1 Apr. 2020
  • One last time, the ball is tipped — or rather, the patty is flipped.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The buns are large enough, in fact, to contain the half-pound patty.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Top each patty with a slice of cheese and cook for a minute with the lid closed.
    — ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2020
  • Use the back of the spoon to flatten it into a round patty.
    — Vallery Lomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Fold edge over meat and press to form a 1-inch-thick patty.
    — Joe McKendry, WSJ, 28 July 2022
  • For instance, make the patties the day before and leave them in the fridge overnight.
    — Allison Steele, Philly.com, 2 July 2018
  • When the patties are nearly ready, toast the buns, cut side down, on the grill grates.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
  • The sausage patty was way too thin, and got a little lost.
    — cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
  • With 35 percent chicken cells, the patty is the runt of the litter.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But what the jingle leaves out is the third piece of bun placed in the middle of the two all-beef patties.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Adding two patties and more sauce adds more fat and calories to the Big Mac.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
  • Solano pressed the patty with the back of his spatula and watched it ooze.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 7 July 2020
  • But what the jingle leaves out is the third piece of bun placed in the middle of the two all-beef patties.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
  • Her mix of Twix, mint patties and more cost a total of $14.
    — Jessica Ma, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
  • Add the ingredients, and cap and seal the patty with the other half of the meat.
    — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2020
  • Flatten one of the balls until the patty is about 1/4-inch thick.
    — ExpressNews.com, 27 June 2019
  • Get all the flavors of a samosa in this easy-to-make patty-like pancake.
    — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2020
  • The patty was on the drier side, but the mayonnaise saved it.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Children can help mash the chickpeas and form the falafel into the patties.
    — Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2018
  • The patty, charred on the outside, juicy on the inside, is composed of bacon- and fat-laced ground brisket.
    — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 25 June 2021
  • The mixture then gets spooned onto the beef in the baking dish, and the other patty goes on top.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Its beef patty was a blend of ground brisket, chuck and rib eye, topped with house made and house smoked corned beef.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2019
  • All that fat should make for a patty covered with brown, crusty bits.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Place a few lettuce leaves on each plate; top each with a salmon patty.
    — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022
  • On the dessert menu, sweet, sticky rice is fried into a crunchy patty the size of a burger.
    — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The patty is pancake-flat and formed from chicken parts, like a squished nugget.
    — Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020
  • They can also be made with more than one patty and with more than one slice of cheese.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The latest rendition feels fresh and new, though, as the rice grains are crisped up individually rather than in patties or at the base of a pan.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Those violations included employees walking through sewage water to use the wait station, French toast mix made with raw eggs over a container of pickles, and salmon patties held at the wrong temperatures.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025

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