How to Use hush puppy in a Sentence

hush puppy

noun
  • Don’t forget about the slaw and hush puppies on the side.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Don’t forget about the slaw and hush puppies on the side..
    Katie Toussaint, charlotteobserver, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The meal comes with a side (such as fries or hush puppies) and a fountain drink.
    Sarah Gish, kansascity, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Sides: onion rings, fries, green beans, mac and cheese, hush puppies.
    The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But the scene-stealers were the garlic scape hush puppies.
    Vivienne Peters; Photos By Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Dinners come with hush puppies and coleslaw with choice of mac and cheese or french fries.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Sides are french fries, hush puppies, salad, coleslaw, mac and cheese and drinks.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • All platters are served with fries, hush puppies and slaw.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Dinner at the Watch means killer rooftop views, plus hush puppies and local brews.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • An order of six hush puppies costs $2, and dine-in customers can have beer or wine for $5.
    The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The top seller is the box for two with four North Atlantic cod fillets, fries and two hush puppies.
    Moby Dick, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Baked and fried fish, shrimp, rolled oysters, cheese pizza, hush puppies, sides, desserts and beer.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The little, fried cubes taste like light and fluffy potato hush puppies with chunks of fresh pepper.
    Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The star of the menu, though, is the monster Bloody Mary—it's topped with a hush puppy, lobster claw, king crab leg, Old Bay spiced shrimp, and a pickle.
    Stephanie Burt, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2018
  • Fish basket: two pieces of fish fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, tartar sauce, $12.
    cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Fried or baked fish dinners or sandwiches and all-you-can-eat hush puppies and coleslaw.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The favored fish on Fridays is catfish, served with hush puppies.
    Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018
  • Smaller starters include hush puppies with a sharp bacon onion jam ($7) and spicy pork rinds ($4).
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Sides include hush puppies, fries, coleslaw, green beans, side salad and mac n’ cheese, homemade cakes and pies.
    The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023
  • In town, order a glass of skin-contact wine, blue-corn hush puppies, and trout rillettes at Bin 707 Foodbar.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2023
  • In its heyday, the waitstaff would bring each table hush puppies and bouillon and recite that day’s menu.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
  • Sides: applesauce, coleslaw, fries, green beans, hush puppies, mac & cheese.
    The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The pork plate at Bill Spoon’s Barbecue: Chopped pork, with sides of cole slaw (yellow, of course), collards, potatoes and hush puppies.
    Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Those hush puppies are superb, with a tender, sweet crumb beneath a crisp golden brown crust.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This dish has crispy lobster tail meat, shrimp, hush puppies and French fries served with coleslaw, honey-jalapeño butter and malt vinegar aioli.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This year’s pimento cheese hush puppies were a big hit at a recent wedding.
    Andrea Weigl, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Look out for sliders, flatbreads and shareables such as cheese curds, hush puppies, fish and chips, and chipotle crab wontons.
    Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Well, bring on the hush puppies, because the catfish are biting everywhere.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 7 June 2019
  • An auction will begin at 7 p.m. The menu includes catfish filet, hush puppies, green beans, potatoes and iced tea.
    Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Either is less than $15, with a generous side helping of genuine hush puppies plus fries, onion rings or both.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024

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