rib roast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rib roast
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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No matter how perfect the prime rib roast was, there's always leftovers of the juicy pink meat.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2022
Takeout: Enjoy a takeout Christmas dinner for groups of six or eight people including prime rib roast, salmon chowder, scalloped potatoes and more.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2021
Coat your entire rib roast with the rub.
From Fox News ● Dec. 15, 2021
Take their edible, flavorless metallic spray paint, for example, which is ostensibly intended for use on icing but which obviously begs to be artistically applied to a mashed-potato sculpture, or a standing rib roast.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 12, 2019
Bertha hollered, bending over to peer into her oven at a rib roast and some baked potatoes.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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