meatballs
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pluralof meatball.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What about helmets wrapped to look like frozen meatballs or wheels of imported Parmesan?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Many of Mr. Coppola’s recollections are sensory: roasted peppers, his grandma’s sizzling meatballs, a neighbor’s homemade wine sweetened with peaches—“smells and tastes that intoxicate me to this day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It allows the tomatoes to collapse into themselves, the meatballs to brown deeply, the gnocchi to crisp at the edges.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
Fold in the gnocchi and meatballs so every bite gets slicked in the sauce.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
Manuel and Paolo are fighting over the meatballs, until Manuel overtakes and shoves them in his mouth.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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