breadsticks

British

/ ˈbrɛdˌstɪks /

plural noun

bread baked in long thin crisp sticks

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A pasta PSA: After a yearslong hiatus, Olive Garden is selling 10,000 Never-Ending Pasta Passes on Thursday, entitling buyers to 13 weeks of unlimited pasta, soup, salad, and breadsticks.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

I have no scars to show for it — only memories born of breaking bread, or rather breadsticks, with loved ones.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

Olive Garden called the year as “iconic” as its breadsticks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

McDaniels, who was out for Wednesday’s season opener in Toronto because of a left calf injury, lost count of the number of breadsticks.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

The breadsticks arrive just after the train pulls away, and everybody except Dad takes one.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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