How to Use lard in a Sentence

lard

1 of 2 verb

• Nor does the kitchen try to lard extra umami into every dish.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
• The first half of it is larded with talk of foreign policy -- all built around the idea that foreign countries are playing the US for the fool.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 29 May 2017
• That is unless the economy is already too brittle and larded with debt to handle the shocks.
  — John Detrixhe, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2020
• There should be no larding it up or loading it down with extraneous measures.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
• On the page, Sanders’s case—so electric on the campaign trail—was larded down with repetitive statistics and digressions.
  — Ruth Graham, Slate Magazine, 12 Oct. 2017
• The more Jacobs lards his talky screenplay with blocks of explanatory prose, the less convincing or clear his story becomes.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2017
• His bio, published in our program booklets that night, was larded with publicist’s overkill, as almost all bios in music are.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019
• It will get larded up with favors to win over various constituencies.
  — David Roberts, Vox, 22 June 2018
• In a sport larded with conservatives, Alexander favored Bernie Sanders last fall.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 12 Aug. 2017
• Rather than lard the list with expensive wines, as so many high-end restaurants do, Frenchette has devoted much of its lineup to the extremely reasonable $50- to $85-a-bottle range.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
• It's not larded up with exotic new features that add cost and complexity.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2020
• That didn't affect my enjoyment of a moist, crisp-skinned chicken sandwich, or of the Rotisserie Fat Rice, a bowl of perfect sushi grains, cooked in the juices of the birds slowly turning in the rotisserie and then larded with their fat.
  — Brett Martin, GQ, 25 Apr. 2018
• Yet, Hornacek’s rotation was larded with rookies and unproven players against the Raptors.
  — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2017
• The coniglio alla cacciatora, or hunter’s rabbit, came as nubs of tender, gamey meat on a bed of polenta larded with cheese and butter, and the onglet appeared as great red slices of skirt steak, alongside al-dente chickpeas.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2017
• Alan Menken's score from Disney's 1992 animated classic has been larded up with new songs, most not especially memorable, proving the adage that less is more.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 10 May 2018
• And because spending bill like this one are absolutely larded with goodies for specific members of each party.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 22 Mar. 2018
• Jay Longino’s screenplay lards all the hoop action and comedy with troweled-on sentimentality and even a little romance — a little in this case still being too much.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2018
• Jarmusch lards his script with self-referential nods that reward viewers heavily invested in their own cool, in-on-it knowingness.
  — Ann Hornaday, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2019
• Soon the screen is being larded up with so many shimmering magical portals and glowing compasses and attacking floorboards that the movie is cheesier than a gouda factory.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 4 Aug. 2017
• For the last several years, private equity firms have wreaked havoc on the industry, destroying profitable chains by larding them up with unsustainable levels of debt.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2018
• Over the years, the Jones Act has been larded with all sorts of national-security justifications, but its real purpose is to protect jobs in the U.S. shipbuilding and merchant-marine industries.
  — Michael Tanner, National Review, 27 Sep. 2017
• And now, after a series of offseason acquisitions that larded the Patriots’ roster with a multitude of contributors at the skill positions, Belichick can hate your fantasy teams just a little bit more.
  — Pat Fitzmaurice, SI.com, 2 Aug. 2017
• The measure eventually passed in January 2013, but not until after Cruz and others led a divisive debate over allegations that it was larded up with unnecessary spending.
  — Littice Bacon-Blood, NOLA.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Turow indulges an almost perverse yen for accuracy by larding Goos’ speech with irritatingly obscure Australianisms.
  — Dennis Drabelle, Orange County Register, 11 May 2017
• Nor does the kitchen try to lard extra umami into every dish.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
• The first half of it is larded with talk of foreign policy -- all built around the idea that foreign countries are playing the US for the fool.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 29 May 2017
• That is unless the economy is already too brittle and larded with debt to handle the shocks.
  — John Detrixhe, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2020
• There should be no larding it up or loading it down with extraneous measures.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
• On the page, Sanders’s case—so electric on the campaign trail—was larded down with repetitive statistics and digressions.
  — Ruth Graham, Slate Magazine, 12 Oct. 2017
• The more Jacobs lards his talky screenplay with blocks of explanatory prose, the less convincing or clear his story becomes.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2017

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lard

2 of 2 noun

• A hunk of salt pork, the greasy leak of cheese or lard.
  — Longreads, 3 Aug. 2017
• Now plebes rip off their shirts to try to mop the lard away.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 21 May 2018
• Put the oil and lard in the skillet and heat for 20 minutes.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
• Those who want to gild the lily cook it in lard in a skillet.
  — Michael Ruhlman, New York Times, 18 June 2019
• In a large stock pot, melt the lard on medium high heat.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 13 Sep. 2021
• For the duck tamale, it had been infused into the lard.
  — Robert Simonson, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
• Put the lard in a large wok or a 14-inch skillet and set over medium-high heat.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, star-telegram, 27 June 2017
• Once the lard has melted add the onions and garlic and cook for five minutes.
  — Naveen Kumar, CNN Underscored, 9 July 2020
• Dough that was deep-fried in cauldrons of lard had been served to sailors on the seas for centuries.
  — Fox News, 3 June 2022
• Heat the suet and lard in a heavy pot over a medium-high flame and brown the meat, working in batches.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2022
• And thick, greasy bacon, and more supple lard in sausages.
  — Julie Wernau, WSJ, 28 July 2017
• Working in a saucepan, heat vegetable oil or lard to 350°F.
  — Minerva Orduño Rincón, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022
• At Tommy Tamale, the tamales are lard-free and are filled with beef, pork or chicken.
  — Dallas News, 29 Nov. 2022
• Make the meatballs: Melt the lard in a medium nonstick sauté pan set over medium-​high heat.
  — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2020
• In a large Dutch oven or casserole, heat the lard or oil over medium-high heat.
  — Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 13 July 2021
• For example, want to know when your masa has enough lard in it?
  — Twinkle Vanwinkle, Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2017
• Chicken fried in lard, in a cast iron skillet, was among them.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 21 May 2018
• The other is like being force-fed a bowl of pudding made out of lard and skim milk.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
• Lupe would have used lard instead of olive oil and raw instead of sautéed onion.
  — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
• Often tiny crumbs of pork, caramelized to a near burn, are trapped in the lard like fossils in amber.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
• For bears, the blocks might include fish and fruit, and might have lard layered in between.
  — Erin Davis and Melissa Gray, CNN, 21 July 2019
• Their cotton, corn, lard, and wheat are export crops and are sold in the world market.
  — WSJ, 6 Mar. 2018
• Its skin was pasty white, with a layer of lard at least two inches thick.
  — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
• Granny’s lard and lye soap could wash your clothes, hands, hair and anything else, and the recipe hasn’t changed much in a thousand years.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 20 Jan. 2021
• Put the lard, cracklings and garlic in a wok or 14-inch frying pan, and set it over high heat.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
• In a wok, heat oil or lard over highest heat until very hot.
  — Georgia Freedman, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2018
• Place butter, lard or oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2020
• An omelette au lard is made with pig belly (poitrine in French, pancetta in Italian).
  — Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2020
• At the trenched front line the next day, soldiers sat around jars of borscht and cured lard that volunteers had brought them.
  — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
• Don't season your pan with lard, which can go rancid (melted shortening is fine to use).
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023

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