English muffin
Americannoun
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
The “frenchie” burger has roots in a trip Jones took to France, where she was served a beef patty between slices of English muffin.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023
I waited to serve the fried egg over avocado toast or a sourdough English muffin until I knew which one was the very best because avocado toast doesn't deserve anything less than perfection.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2022
Twenty minutes later, I've got my mouth full of English muffin and the cell phone rings.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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