How to Use loin in a Sentence

loin

noun
  • There was a towel wrapped around his loins.
  • On one hand, the other concern is the left, which should be girding its loins to do battle.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
  • Guests were also treated to sit-down plates featuring loin with black rice, mixed peppers and crispy kale as well as beef tenderloin medallions with a portobello reduction served with mushroom risotto.
    Stacy Lambe, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
  • As Europe pledges to gird its loins, the latter-day Holy Empire is rudderless in a triple storm of Brexit, borders, and the faltering euro.
    Josef Joffe, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
  • This chop is cut from the two ribs at the shoulder end of the pork loin.
    John Willoughby, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018
  • But for me, the stars — weirdly —is not the lamb loin at all.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 11 July 2022
  • The meat is leaner than the rest of the butt, and acts and looks more like a pork loin.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Dec. 2021
  • On the left, Africans in loin cloths bow down before her.
    BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Evenly put the pork loin into the flour, then egg and panko.
    Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Serve with: Most any winter meal from a pork loin to a pot of beans.
    Fred Thompson, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
  • How long does a pork loin need to dry if the goal is to shave it over dishes?
    Howie Khan, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The shortest glass of beer may come with a pork loin sandwich the size of your face.
    Ben Reynolds, Travel, 4 Jan. 2022
  • First, a center cut pork loin gets rubbed with a blend of herbs and spices.
    Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The ribs are cut from the backbone under the loin muscle.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Pour in any juices from the cutting board where the pork loin is resting.
    Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Roll pork loin up and tie tightly with 5 to 6 pieces kitchen twine.
    The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2015
  • Transfer pork loin to the roasting pan and place it skin side up.
    Dana Cizmas, sacbee, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Last year, The Plastics took the stage in the Mean Girls musical, and — gird your loins!
    De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 6 Jan. 2019
  • For much of the movie, Fraser wears nothing but a small loin cloth.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Pair with pork loin and chutney. Château De La Chapelle.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • Use your new pork loin knowledge to make these tasty recipes.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 5 Feb. 2019
  • The pork loins were concealed in a backpack that was also stolen from the store.
    cleveland, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Reserve half the marinade for basting and the rest to serve with the venison loin.
    National Geographic, 2 July 2019
  • Strip loin, or New York strip steak, can be quite lean and thus a bit chewy, but some swear by it.
    David Tanis, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Remove the salmon loin from the cure and wash it under cold water.
    Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn, Esquire, 18 Jan. 2013
  • This sumo wrestling is not the cliched images of 600-pound men in nothing but top knots and loin cloths.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Both are tender, but some loin chops are sold without the bone.
    Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Desna’s loins and heart are telling her one thing, but her gut is telling her something else.
    Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • Some cuts, such as the loin, are perfectly pink, and some cuts, such as the leg, are slow roasted in the oven.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The four main cuts are shoulder, or blade chops, rib chops, loin chops and sirloin chops.
    Bre Richey, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021

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