How to Use baker's dozen in a Sentence

baker's dozen

noun
Definition of baker's dozennext
  • Our grocery list is a baker's dozen of items that include a mix of store brands and national brands.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The 13-track album tells the stories of a baker's dozen of sleepless nights scattered throughout Swift's life.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022
  • And to carry you into the weekend, the franchise released this quick video of the most memorable quotes from the baker's dozen of Trek films.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2016
  • In a city filled with one boulangerie after another, Nadal tries for a baker's dozen of French Open titles in 2020.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 9 June 2019
  • The employee at the counter recommended getting a baker's dozen and that was a big mistake, as one bite of the molten ball of fried cookie was enough.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
  • By hiring more than a baker's dozen bodyguards to watch over his Palo Alto pad, Zuck's bound to ruffle more than a few neighbors' feathers.
    — Kim Lachance Shandrow, ELLE Decor, 17 Feb. 2016
  • Then, giant curtains are flung over it, completely obscuring the baker's dozen of audience members.
    — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Herron-Morton Place, a neighborhood known for massive, refurbished historic homes, will soon have a baker's dozen of unusual row houses.
    — Amy Bartner, Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The suspects accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are a baker's dozen of disaffected men whose anti-government attitudes show up in everything from seat belt violations to forgery.
    — Freep.com, 8 May 2015

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