blue cheese
noun
variants
or less commonly bleu cheese
: a cheese marked with veins of greenish-blue mold
Where does the blue in blue cheese come from? Mold. But it's harmless mold, so enjoy!—
The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago TribuneThe beef was a perfect medium-rare, and the sauce was robust, ideal for the meat with just the right touch of bleu cheese.—Scott J. Haring
Scott J. HaringExamples of blue cheese in a Sentence
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Don’t skip the steak add-ons like green peppercorn demi-glacé, Rogue Creamery smokey blue cheese, and Dungeness crab Oscar.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
There was fresh fruit and a cheese plate for dessert, featuring a generous slice of very nice blue cheese.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
Each package includes coleslaw, potato salad, house pickles, ranch and blue cheese.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
Potatoes are cut into wafer-thin slices and fried to order, rendering them remarkably crispy before being finished with a balsamic reduction, blue cheese crumbles and fresh-cut basil.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
There was fresh fruit and a cheese plate for dessert, featuring a generous slice of very nice blue cheese.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
Each package includes coleslaw, potato salad, house pickles, ranch and blue cheese.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
Potatoes are cut into wafer-thin slices and fried to order, rendering them remarkably crispy before being finished with a balsamic reduction, blue cheese crumbles and fresh-cut basil.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blue cheese
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“Blue cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20cheese. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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