shredded wheat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shredded wheat
First recorded in 1895–1900; formerly a trademark
Example Sentences
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One is a giant Alaskan Malamute who eats an entire box of shredded wheat and then shits on the floor.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024
“If you’re studying out of the textbook, it’s pretty abstract. I compare it to eating shredded wheat: dry but nourishing.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 8, 2020
Presented as a golden disc, it looks like hash browns and tastes like shredded wheat held together with unsalted white cheese, butter and anise syrup.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2016
Someone at some obscure university would spend research money, for example, saying that 73.6 percent of Americans would rather have chocolate for breakfast, but choose shredded wheat because they know it’s more healthful.
From US News ● Aug. 29, 2014
He reached up for a box of shredded wheat puffs and repeated the process.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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