sweet roll

American  

noun

sweet rolls plural

1. a roll made of sweet dough, often containing spices, raisins, nuts, candied fruit, etc., and sometimes iced on top.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• sweet rolls
  plural

Example Sentences

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sweet roll

That second cub was eventually captured after biologists set a trap with oranges, apples, sardines and a sweet roll, according to an Instagram post from the agency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

Tearing into a fluffy, sweet roll, its glossy crust barely tinged with caramelization, was like an instant nostalgia injection.

From Salon ● May 17, 2023

You’ll find bread at Claudia’s, too: each of the restaurant’s tamales comes with a tiny Hawaiian-style sweet roll, in addition to pickled red onion and jalapeño, and, at breakfast or brunch, a fried egg.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2020

For a Mets squad that’s been on a sweet roll the past five weeks, it only seemed fitting.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2015

I loved the combination of flavors when I bit into a burger—the soft, sweet roll, the crunchy pickle, the tasty moistness of the meat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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