prime ribs

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noun (used with a plural verb)

a serving of the roasted ribs and meat from a prime cut of beef.

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Origin of prime ribs

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby prime ribs

prime number, prime number theorem, prime of life, primer, prime rate, prime ribs, primero, primers, prime the pump, prime time, primeval

How to use prime ribs in a sentence

Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
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As zealots poured in from Arkansas and Mississippi, a wire service reporter got punched in the ribs.
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Hamish Marshall himself is a former staffer of Prime Minister Harper.
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Castro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
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A prime example: your “real name” policy, which unfairly targeted the LGBTQ community.
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But,” said the prime minister of Flatland, starting a difficulty, “who is to be greatest chief?
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The Minister pointed out to them the attendant difficulties, and referred them to the Prime Minister.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Even then the Prime Minister was with difficulty prevented from bowling during forbidden hours.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
Thimbletoes doesn't fancy that, you know, because the Prime Minister has all the honey he wants, by way of a salary.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.
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