soft-boiled

adjective

1. (of an egg) boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft

2. informal,  softhearted

Example Sentences

Speaking two years after the attack in 2024, Sir Salman said his eye was left hanging down his face "like a soft-boiled egg", and that losing it upsets him "every day".

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No matter whether you call them hard-boiled, soft-boiled or “air-fried,” this method delivers a perfect egg, every time.

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And they have this really good Caesar salad that they put a whole soft-boiled egg on.

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The Booker Prize-winning author said his eye was left hanging down his face "like a soft-boiled egg", and that losing the eye "upsets him every day".

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On one visit, the Ghanaian snack kosua ne meko — soft-boiled eggs topped with a Scotch bonnet pepper relish — was fairly incendiary, with a warning scent wafting through the air.

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