unleavened
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unleavened
Example Sentences
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Cramped inside vessels overladen with precious cargo, crewmembers subsisted on a miserable diet of hardtack, an unleavened bread, and salted meat and fish that routinely spoiled and left many gravely ill.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Many emphasised that the US would continue to be a strong partner with Europe – lines similar to those offered by Rubio, but unleavened by his criticism of cultural decline on the continent.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Observant Jews avoid grains, known as chametz, a reminder of the unleavened bread the Israelites ate when they fled Egypt quickly with no time for dough to rise.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Case in point: His version of a tattie scone, a breakfast staple of fried unleavened potato bread, is an opulent one-bite, mayo-laced bao bun layered with Highland Wagyu beef, truffle and a bump of caviar.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023
With no yeast, the flour they had could not be made into bread, but instead was baked into heavy, unleavened scones.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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