country-fried
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“When you serve somebody a country-fried sirloin and it’s got gravy, that gravy should have steam coming off of it. You should smell it in your nostrils,” said Morgan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Relatively unknown outside the region, Tudor’s Biscuit World is a staple of West Virginia where diners can get made-from-scratch biscuits doused in gravy; country-fried steak and sandwiches including the Miner or the Mountaineer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
Because if there's one thing country-fried cults are really into, it's encouraging babies to watch the local news.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2021
Others are partial to Bob Evans, which also serves country-fried steak.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2016
Tantalus had ordered a special luncheon banquet to celebrate Clarisse’s chariot victory—a full-course meal featuring country-fried Stymphalian death-bird.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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