often attributive
1
a
: a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey
b
: an often cylindrical cake of this food
2
: something resembling cheese in shape or consistency
3
: something cheap or shabby : cheesy material
cinematic cheese
slang
: someone important
Synonyms
Examples of cheese in a Sentence
Noun (1)
you wouldn't believe the cheese that the movie studio puts out
Recent Examples on the Web
Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
About 4,100 units of raw cow’s milk and about 43,000 units of raw milk cheese were sold the week of May 5, for instance, according to NielsenIQ.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Place about 2 slices of ham (2 oz) and 1/4 cup of gruyere (1 oz) and 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese (1 oz) on the inside of the croissant.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2024
Then just grill and toss with the cheese mixture before serving.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Hot dogs made with chicken, turkey, pork, and dried chili peppers stuffed with cheddar cheese
Jalapeño Cheddar Stuffed Dogs and Chili Cheese Stuffed Dogs use real jalapeño peppers and chilies to bring the heat.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 May 2024
The person in charge placed a work order for service and a three-compartment sink was set up for manual ware-washing.
Containers of cooked cheese, spinach and artichoke dip with internal temperature between 54F-57F were stored in a mini-cooler in the back prep room.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Next, Manny topped Laura 9-6 with his chorizo and cheese tetela with roasted tomato sauce and avocado crema over Laura’s chorizo kebab tacos with yogurt sauce.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Make sure your child takes an iron supplement at a meal without calcium-rich foods, such as milk, yogurt, or cheese.
—Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 1 May 2024
Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Should cheese straws be refrigerated? Cheese straws do not need to be refrigerated.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
Lee still embodies that bubbly exuberance that the world first got a glimpse of after her win in Tokyo, cheesing for the camera in her white Team USA fit and gold medal while eating pizza.
—Christine Yu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2023
Throughout her account, Desiree's sweet baby girl can be seen practicing her favorite word — hi — and cheesing it up for the camera.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
Light stretched out on the pavement ahead of her and Table pulled up cheesing.
—Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
For her second post, Hudson uploaded quite a few sweet moments from the graduation festivities — including one of Otunga cheesing for the camera, and a few images with Hudson, too.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 June 2023
The actor continued cheesing in the other shots, while his children pulled some adorable silly faces.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
But business is going quite well these days, and Marchant is planning on transitioning from pathogen cultures to cheese cultures full-time within the next year.
—Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2021
Noun
The next day, place papaya in a colander and rinse with running water, using cheese cloth or a napkin strain out as much liquid as possible.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
About 4,100 units of raw cow’s milk and about 43,000 units of raw milk cheese were sold the week of May 5, for instance, according to NielsenIQ.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Place about 2 slices of ham (2 oz) and 1/4 cup of gruyere (1 oz) and 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese (1 oz) on the inside of the croissant.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2024
Then just grill and toss with the cheese mixture before serving.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Hot dogs made with chicken, turkey, pork, and dried chili peppers stuffed with cheddar cheese
Jalapeño Cheddar Stuffed Dogs and Chili Cheese Stuffed Dogs use real jalapeño peppers and chilies to bring the heat.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 May 2024
The person in charge placed a work order for service and a three-compartment sink was set up for manual ware-washing.
Containers of cooked cheese, spinach and artichoke dip with internal temperature between 54F-57F were stored in a mini-cooler in the back prep room.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Next, Manny topped Laura 9-6 with his chorizo and cheese tetela with roasted tomato sauce and avocado crema over Laura’s chorizo kebab tacos with yogurt sauce.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Make sure your child takes an iron supplement at a meal without calcium-rich foods, such as milk, yogurt, or cheese.
—Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 1 May 2024
Verb
Taking a variety of vintage photographs of strangers from the past, such as an actress’ headshots, a couple happily cheesing for the camera at a cocktail bar, postcards of horsemen and cutouts from old magazines, Wong uses acrylic markers to add bold color and liveliness.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Should cheese straws be refrigerated? Cheese straws do not need to be refrigerated.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
Lee still embodies that bubbly exuberance that the world first got a glimpse of after her win in Tokyo, cheesing for the camera in her white Team USA fit and gold medal while eating pizza.
—Christine Yu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2023
Throughout her account, Desiree's sweet baby girl can be seen practicing her favorite word — hi — and cheesing it up for the camera.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
Light stretched out on the pavement ahead of her and Table pulled up cheesing.
—Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
For her second post, Hudson uploaded quite a few sweet moments from the graduation festivities — including one of Otunga cheesing for the camera, and a few images with Hudson, too.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 June 2023
The actor continued cheesing in the other shots, while his children pulled some adorable silly faces.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
But business is going quite well these days, and Marchant is planning on transitioning from pathogen cultures to cheese cultures full-time within the next year.
—Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2021
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“Cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheese. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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