How to Use coleslaw in a Sentence

coleslaw

noun
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  • But cheese fries and coleslaw made for a tasty, if not entirely filling, alternative.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • Perch, shrimp, chicken finger and combination dinners served with coleslaw and a choice of mac and cheese or fries.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The cost of $14 seemed reasonable for a meaty double-decker in a bun, served with sides of mixed greens and coleslaw.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Curbside orders, from 4 to 7 p.m., feature fried fish fry, with french fries, pierogi, coleslaw and rye roll.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2021
  • This dressing also can be served as a dip for raw veggies, as a base for coleslaw or as a jazzy sauce for potato or pasta salad.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The final flourish is a heaping helping of crunchy, colorful coleslaw.
    — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 14 May 2021
  • The onigiri is assembled with the croquette and a heap of sesame cabbage coleslaw and your choice of tonkatsu or tartar sauce.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • Fried chicken tenders are served with coleslaw between two beignet pastries as buns, all dusted with powdered sugar.
    — oregonlive, 13 May 2021
  • Sides including macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and green beans sold separately.
    — Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Grumpy Dog’s menu is a junk-food lover’s dream, with hot dogs that boast fixings such as pimento cheese, chili, coleslaw, onions, potato sticks and sauerkraut.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 6 May 2021
  • People are coming for the fish, so side dishes are modest, but good, usually a choice of potato (crinkly fries or baked) and a serving of creamy coleslaw.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 May 2021
  • Gus's is known for its Memphis-traditional hot and spicy chicken and comfort food sides like coleslaw, mac and cheese and potato salad.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The platter includes the famous homemade crab cake sandwich or two pieces of chicken with homemade potato salad and coleslaw, applesauce and dessert.
    — Tracy Trobridge, baltimoresun.com, 6 May 2021
  • Sides can be ordered sweet or savory and range from sweet plantains, Jamaican signature coco bread, white rice and cabbage, coleslaw, and carrot dumplings.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Dinners will be northern Canadian cod, with sides including french fries or mac and cheese, coleslaw, fruit, coffee and cake and beverages for purchase.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2024
  • There was also red soda along with traditional side dishes (coleslaw, potato salad, and beans) and plenty of desserts (cakes, pies, and always watermelon).
    — Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 20 May 2021
  • Half-slab of Bert's ribs served with coleslaw and mac-and-cheese.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2023
  • One of our favorite recipes was the one for your coleslaw.
    — Washington Post, 23 June 2021
  • The standard Chick-fil-A meal still came with coleslaw.
    — Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 22 July 2021
  • The mac and cheese and coleslaw were also hearty portions.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
  • Sides include corn-on-the-cob, fries, onion rings, mac and cheese, coleslaw, and green beans.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Cost: Fish dinner: two pieces of fish, two sides and coleslaw for $14.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Cost: Fish dinner: two pieces of fish, two sides and coleslaw for $14.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The chicken is served with a side of pickled radish or coleslaw.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2021
  • But to call it spicy coleslaw is not quite right either.
    — Emily Cochrane Audra Melton, New York Times, 18 May 2024
  • Fried and baked fish, pizza, French fries, mac and cheese, coleslaw, onion rings and more.
    — The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Cost: Fish set-up comes with bread, coleslaw and one other side for $13.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Two Reubens, two coleslaws, four beers and two shots of slivo cost us about $30.
    — Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The favorite side, chosen over coleslaw and french fries, was onion rings.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Sides include French fries, coleslaw, mac and cheese, red beans and rice, and hushpuppies.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024

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