toaster oven
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toaster oven
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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The Hedgehog clears crumbs from the recesses of a toaster oven, the back of a pantry or that limbo area under the fridge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
Today, I keep my coffee maker, grinder and a small toaster oven on the counter and stow lesser-used small appliances on easily accessible pullout shelves in the lower cabinets.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
“Sounds good,” said ElliQ, who, like the other robots, speaks in a voice that’s partly human and partly what the toaster oven would sound like if it could talk.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2023
Less expensive options include a countertop induction cooktop, a slow cooker or an electric toaster oven.
From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023
When the toaster oven dinged—I kind of wanted it to make a Red Alert sound or something, it was so futuristic-looking—I lined a basket with one of Mamou’s tea towels and filled it with bread.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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