English muffin
Americannoun
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English muffins
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of English muffin
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Eating eggs and avocado on an English muffin, I see that someone I follow has shared a Substack note from neuroscientist Manuela Kouakou:
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
In the department of not fixing what’s not broken, it all comes on a Franz English muffin.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
He craved a poached egg on a buttered English muffin and wanted to make each of us one.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
Slide them onto a slice of sourdough or halved English muffin with leftover turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and gravy.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021
“Morning, Nichole! I brought you and Calvin breakfast. I didn’t know if y’all were biscuit types or English muffin types, so I got a little bit of everything. You sleep okay?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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