How to Use schmear in a Sentence
schmear
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But sometimes, there’s just nothing like having a lox on a bagel with a bit of a schmear!
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
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The latter has led some bagel shop owners in New York City scrambling across state lines to find the schmear.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2021
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The schmear on our bagels, the cheese in our cake, the secret ingredient in our hot dips, and the best part of carrot cake.
—Amy Rosen, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2020
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When our tasters tried a bite with cream cheese, its more mellow flavor allowed the tangy schmear to shine.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
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Tangy, fresh goat cheese might become your new favorite bagel schmear.
—Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
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Crab cakes brought the ocean front and center with a sweet, welcome briny flavor that broke through a spiky fried crust and a mismatched schmear of romesco sauce.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 7 June 2018
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That could be a recipe for a sad schmear or pint, something that could turn shoppers off to the whole category.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
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Get ’em loaded up sandwich style or with a simple cream cheese schmear for a quick stray away from breakfast tacos .
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Nov. 2019
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Lay burrata on the bottom bun, then hot eggplant, 4 to 5 roasted tomatoes and then a schmear of pesto on top.
—ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
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The schmear of roasted eggplant draws on a combination of browned butter and white soy.
—WSJ, 15 July 2021
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The coral-colored fish was stuffed with shrimp butter as satisfying as a seafood bagel schmear.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 14 June 2018
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Available in four-count and 16-count packs, the treats are baked with sweet dough, layered with chocolate schmear and topped with both chocolate and cream cheese frosting.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 June 2022
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The deli piles seeded rye with pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and a schmear of Russian dressing.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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Each bagel gets a schmear of good cream cheese, pickled onions, a few halved Castelvetrano olives and whatever fresh herbs are available in the kitchen.
—Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
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Bagels and schmears will be supplied by the synagogue's Brotherhood.
—Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 28 Sep. 2017
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Ham and Swiss with mayo would be a delicious option, as would turkey with a schmear of cranberry mustard.
—Laura Kanya, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
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Delicate morsels of hamachi are crusted in nori powder and served raw next to a painterly schmear of avocado.
—Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
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Pile your board high with a variety of bagels, add a rainbow of sliced fruits and veggies, and include several types of cream cheese schmear (like a savory pesto and cream-cheese spread).
—Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023
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Maybe your platonic ideal bagel is Korshak’s, slathered with tart goat’s milk schmear.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
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Thick curls of raw pink fish sit atop a schmear of fresh cheese on a crunchy blue-corn tortilla, showered with capers, serrano pepper, and cilantro: a Mexican lox and bagel.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
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In February, the bakery dropped its first small organic sourdough batch with a selection of schmears.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2023
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Pickled onion and a schmear of tahini rounded out this appealing flavor profile.
—Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2018
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Several flavors of bagels are on offer and can be slathered with regular or scallion schmear or ordered as an open-face smoked salmon sandwich.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2021
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This combo offered more bang for our buck than the half bacon and basil benedictine sandwich, which came with a couple of meek slices of bacon and the thinnest schmear of benedictine, more bread than anything else.
—Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2018
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Making great bagels with high-quality toppings and schmears is more expensive than ever.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
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Liporace’s tangy buttermilk schmear is homemade and has a silky texture akin to softened butter.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, 26 Mar. 2018
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Her less-is-more approach to pastries — a handful of blackberries popping with lemon, or a schmear of cream cheese topped with a raspberry-rhubarb pairing — does not disappoint.
—Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
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Groups like the Commercial Fisherman’s Association say that salmon are more than just large and delicious fish that taste great with schmear.
—Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 18 Oct. 2018
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I was not surprised that the haus burger ($13) was well executed; the duo of thin, crispy edged beef patties bore an addictive bite thanks to a generous schmear of bright yellow mustard and diced onions.
—Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2017
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Corn kernels, chopped zucchini, and pinto beans team up to form the filling, which tastes incredible atop flour tortillas, a schmear of guacamole, and plenty of salsa.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
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