- plural of loaf.
loaves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Craftsman’s Valley features booths where artisans show off such skills as blacksmithing or glassblowing, and the Grist Mill churns out loaves of the park’s famed cinnamon bread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
He is one of the few people outside the military who travel to the most dangerous areas, delivering bread to outlying villages that he makes in his own bakery, which produces 17,000 loaves per week.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
In a truck parked in the Kyiv region, Loic Nervi kneaded the dough vigorously before sliding dozens of tins into the oven -- loaves that will later be handed out to Ukrainians.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
“I was testing new recipes, new inclusions, new techniques . . . basically pumping out loaves left, right and center with nowhere for them to go.”
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
The price of a pair of boots is about two or three loaves of army bread, or a loaf of bread and a small, tough ham sausage.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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