How to Use soup in a Sentence

soup

noun
  • This was my kind of soup — the you-can’t-make-a-mistake kind of soup.
    Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Start with the Yucatán lime soup, which has been on the menu since 2012.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Serve the soup with fried bread on top and a dash of shatta.
    Phil Harrell, NPR, 23 May 2024
  • Just like one of his quips: fly in, have soup, get home.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But in lieu of a scoop, two large-ish soup spoons will do.
    Sheri Castle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Whole milk: The base of the creamy sauce instead of cream of mushroom soup.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
  • This soup pot was designed with the needs of home cooks in mind.
    Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
  • On top of all that it can be used to make smoothies and soups, too.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Whether thick or thin, make sure to finish the soup with loads of fresh lemon juice.
    Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Friedens has yet to confirm the restaurants and chefs that will serve soup.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, place the chicken breasts, skin side down.
    Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • This 25-minute lasagna soup is packed with ground beef and noodles.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Now, despite setbacks on the battlefield, the state of the soup was strong.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Or use them as the base for your gravy or the broth for an amazing leftovers soup.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Later that day, the researchers drained the tub and analyzed the soup.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • But the most impressive of all may be French onion soup.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The stunning pot can fit up to 7.25 quarts, which is plenty large enough to prep soup for the week.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2022
  • At the top of my list would be sauces, stews, soups and salad dressings.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • The sweet, creamy flesh is perfect for making a smooth, puréed soup.
    Nicole Bradley, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Use it to put the finishing touch to meats, soups, salads, and stews.
    Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
  • And then there’s the soul-warming pepper soup at Ilé Bistro.
    Andy Wang, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • There’s not an entree in sight that’s less than $35, and even a soup is going to run you $18.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The mix turned out to be a soup of free-floating lymphoma cells that were shed by the tumor.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The combination of masa and milk is used to thicken the soup.
    Martina McBride, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2024
  • His lunch is often vegetable soup boiled down to a mush.
    Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Meals and snacks are ready to eat or heat, and include over 50 soups, smoothies, and grain bowls.
    Marisa Olsen, Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
  • As the soup starts to boil, so does the family history.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • Burn that copy of On Writing Well and help yourself with some Nabokov soup.
    WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
  • White or yellow onion: Provides an aromatic base for the soup.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
  • For dinner, guests can expect corn and winter melon soup with prawn, sashimi, and conger eel hot pot.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024

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