cinnamon toast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cinnamon toast
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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I loved gingerbread and cinnamon toast has been a lifelong comfort food, but I don't remember ever buying a can of pumpkin before Martha.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022
Grab some of Santa’s uneaten oatmeal cookies before the little ones awake, and arrange them on a serving platter with the cinnamon toast popcorn and biscotti.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2021
“My cinnamon toast was always torn, with chunks of solid butter,” Raij explained.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018
The first thing I noticed about the cinnamon toast at Young Blood Coffee: It was as thick as a two-by-four.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2018
I used a coat tree as delicately as possible, and then sat down at a table and ordered tea and cinnamon toast.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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