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Examples of pot roast in a Sentence
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Beef chuck from the shoulder area is ideal for pot roast.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
What Could Be Better The shallow design doesn’t allow for cooking some traditional slow cooker meals like pot roasts and stews.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
Together, the mother-daughter duo whipped up recipes including pesto salmon, pasta, pot roast, cauliflower mash and even baklava.
—Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
For the main, this spicy lamb pot roast — a sort-of hybrid, somewhere between a Western pot roast and a North African tagine — definitely develops for the better when it’s allowed to rest in its juices for a while.
—David Tanis, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Chuck can go by many names: 7-bone pot roast, blade roast, chuck-eye roast, boneless chuck roast, shoulder pot roast, mock tender, flat iron roast and cross-rib roast.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Also on the menu were pot roast, catfish, a variety of homestyle dishes, and a signature shrimp-and-grits.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2024
Lazy Dog’s menu includes sandwiches, burgers, pastas, entrée salads, pot roast, meatloaf, steaks and more.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
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Inexpensive and easy to make, pot roast is a classic for a reason.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Pot roast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20roast. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
pot roast
noun
: a piece of meat (as beef) cooked by braising usually on top of the stove
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