dinner fork
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Just beyond a spaghetti restaurant — which announces itself with a 50-foot-high dinner fork protruding from a 15-foot meatball — she turned left into the theater parking lot, on time for her 5 p.m. shift.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2023
There are anecdotes on, among other things, the history of the dinner fork, medieval holiday hijinks and how Paris was redesigned.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021
A ricer is perfect for breaking down potatoes, but steamed russets fall apart just as easily under a dinner fork, which is finer than a potato masher and more common in any kitchen.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021
Mash the egg yolks into a fine crumble using the back of a dinner fork or use a cooling rack as described above.
From Fox News • Sep. 23, 2021
We stand aside and watch Dad as he mulls over what the correct distance should be between the salad fork and the dinner fork.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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