: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Meals at the on-site café are Mediterranean-inspired (think: local bison meatballs on homemade pasta and tri-tip steak salad).
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Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 13 May 2024
Meat lovers appreciate the pies topped with sliced sausage links or homemade meatballs.
—Samantha Dimauro, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
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Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 13 May 2024
Meat lovers appreciate the pies topped with sliced sausage links or homemade meatballs.
—Samantha Dimauro, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for meatball
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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