family style
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of family style
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Taking its cue from the Bergman installation, the National Gallery will display its Cornells grouped together family style in a horizontal wall case in an upstairs gallery.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024
In a family style setting, all the food is in the middle of the table and everyone shares all the dishes, promoting a balanced meal and a little bit of everything.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023
I don’t know if this gets into the episode, but Evelyn made a decision to put the dessert on its own plate and not family style.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022
Serve everything family style, for dipping and sharing, or make pita pocket sandwiches by smashing a meatball into halves of pita and drizzling on some sauce.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022
The food was served family style and I ate so much I came close to making myself sick.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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