over easy
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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More than Reiner’s success, however, I want to salute him as an artist who chose creative risks over easy money.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
Plus, I could close the lid to cook it from the top in order to make it "over easy."
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2022
I’d buy him the braised elk hash with sausage gravy and two eggs over easy on top.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2020
Ms. Morales had put in their order before they had shed their overcoats: green salad and two eggs over easy; scrambled egg whites with seven grain bread.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020
“Loomis could pick Grandpa up like a rag doll, Miss Love. Not jostle his ribs or anything. Just bend over easy and lay him in the water.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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