saltine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltine
Example Sentences
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For five days, from the end of February into March 1938, a two-step weather combo of staggering force and volume crashed bridges, knotted railroad trestles, and crumbled highways and roads like soggy saltine crackers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
This year has been a lot, so I think the best thing I could possibly recommend in our last newsletter for 2022 is a really buttery, really easy dessert: saltine toffee cookies.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2022
With a snack of saltine crackers and a glass of milk nearby, the boy was transfixed by the crowd’s roar that raised goosebumps.
From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022
Closer to home, the Colorado River, the artery of water that makes Los Angeles possible, has gone saltine dry.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2022
And your head feels like it’s on fire and your mouth feels as dry as a saltine.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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