Examples of broiler in a Sentence
Put the steaks under the broiler.
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This week, the USDA announced finding a new type of bird flu in a broiler chicken breeder flock: a highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N9.
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Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
For meat chicken, known as broilers, the virus isn’t as significant because those birds are slaughtered at 6 to 8 weeks old and thus have less chance of being infected compared with egg-laying hens, which live to 2 years or older.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
How To Tell When Salmon Is Done How To Make Honey-Soy-Glazed Salmon with Veggies and Oranges
Preheat your broiler (don’t be afraid of the broiler, y’all!) and whisk together your honey-soy glaze.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Michelle McKenzie is a farmer at Bellair Farm and CSA in Charlottesville, Virginia, which grows vegetables and raises pastured cattle, hogs, broilers, and laying hens.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
For meat chicken, known as broilers, the virus isn’t as significant because those birds are slaughtered at 6 to 8 weeks old and thus have less chance of being infected compared with egg-laying hens, which live to 2 years or older.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
How To Tell When Salmon Is Done How To Make Honey-Soy-Glazed Salmon with Veggies and Oranges
Preheat your broiler (don’t be afraid of the broiler, y’all!) and whisk together your honey-soy glaze.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Michelle McKenzie is a farmer at Bellair Farm and CSA in Charlottesville, Virginia, which grows vegetables and raises pastured cattle, hogs, broilers, and laying hens.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Broiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broiler. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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broiler
noun
broil·er
ˈbrȯi-lər 
1
: a rack and pan or an oven equipped with a rack and pan for broiling meat
2
: a young chicken suitable for broiling
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