sirloin
Americannoun
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sirloins
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sirloin
1515–25; earlier surloyn < Old French *surloigne, variant of surlonge ( French surlonge ). See sur- 1, loin
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“When you serve somebody a country-fried sirloin and it’s got gravy, that gravy should have steam coming off of it. You should smell it in your nostrils,” said Morgan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Readers might want to know the real reasons sirloin prices have shot up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that sirloin steak prices increased 38% since 2019 while ground beef prices rose 45%.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
It was the usual fare, some would have argued: wild-caught barramundi infused with lemongrass and lime, grilled sirloin steak with onion marmalade, a coconut vegetable curry.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
Take the “range-fed” sirloin steak in the meat case.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Like Gallagher’s, Cote hangs the sirloins, rib-eyes, hangers, skirts and so on behind glass so customers can inspect the inventory.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
Instead of finishing their sirloins, his fellow-diners had rushed to the bar to watch “Jeopardy!”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 11, 2016
Beef sirloins and fillets are great lean options for those trying to lose weight.
From US News ● Sep. 30, 2016
Purloined sirloins: Meat thefts and other weird news you may have missed this week.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2014
The sirloins were succeeded by fish and fowl, and dishes curiously compounded; and, as was the fashion of that feudal age, the dinner lasted three hours.
From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by John G. (John George) Edgar
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