T-bone
Americannoun
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T-bones
plural
verb (used with object)
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of T-bone
From the shape of the letter T + bone ( def. ); T-bone def. 1 was first recorded in 1930–35; T-bone def. 2 in 1965–70.
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A family ordered T-bone steaks and double pudding portions then left without paying their £329 restaurant bill, it has been claimed.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
“I lift barbell plates. I eat T-bone steaks. I’m sweeter than a German chocolate cake. How much more of me can you take?“
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023
Another is from Math Igler’s Casino Restaurant, where a T-bone with mushrooms went for $5 in 1950.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
This summer, they bought a quarter cow for $600, and they now have T-bone steaks, rump roasts, stew meat and one cow liver in a chest freezer in their garage.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2022
There was a tradition back then of serving every Marine a T-bone steak, eggs and biscuits with lots of gravy, and as much coffee as he could drink before getting onto his landing craft.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
Cignetti’s gotten a lot of attention for his bravado and his menacing sideline presence, in which he paces and stares like a customer who thinks the butcher’s hiding the best T-bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
“He went over my hedges, across my front lawn, and then T-bones the Tesla,” Kelleher said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
Hechler summoned a manager and, a few moments later, he returned with two free T-bones to welcome the couple as customers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
She spent 25 years at the Legion Club serving T-bones to Bob Devaney and a host of Lincoln’s veterans and businessmen.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2020
He drifted through every few months in search of T-bones and guavas.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
Don’t miss: ‘My head hit the driver’s window’: A teenager T-boned our car.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
They put the car on a chain and I got T-boned.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2025
The 11th Hour Racing Team left The Hague, Netherlands, on Sunday, less than 72 hours after it was T-boned by another boat just 17 minutes into the start of the final leg.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
In March, a car was T-boned on Eastlake Avenue, lost control and plowed through the entrance of Lo-Fi Seattle, the popular venue for dancing to soul and ’90s music.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
“I saw you, okay? You almost got T-boned, swerving out of the lot.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Earnhart’s grille was crushed after T-boning Clint Bowyer in the melee.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2011
When possible, you should approach the dock at a somewhat-acute angle rather than one that will result in T-boning the tiki bar if the engine abruptly quits.
From Time Magazine Archive
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