How to Use iceberg lettuce in a Sentence

iceberg lettuce

noun
Definition of iceberg lettucenext
  • At one point, Marotta pulled a head of iceberg lettuce and ketchup out of a bag.
    — New York Times, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The base is kale, which holds up to dressings and won’t wilt like iceberg lettuce or spinach.
    — Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2018
  • To most of us, the antithesis of healthy leafy greens is iceberg lettuce.
    — Richard Howells, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • The same goes for a deep-fried beef taco with iceberg lettuce, American cheese, and taco sauce.
    — Julia Thiel, Chicago Reader, 22 Feb. 2018
  • There’s not a speck of iceberg lettuce or a sticky Heinz bottle (dating back to who knows when) in sight.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The poke bowl’s ice-cold iceberg lettuce looked passé and tasted like nothing.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The price of iceberg lettuce has jumped 23.3% from a year ago, but adds only 2 cents to the total, according to the agency.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 July 2022
  • Even at a fast food joint like In-N-Out, Taylor goes for the bread-free burger option that’s wrapped in iceberg lettuce.
    — Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The shredded iceberg lettuce was generous, and the slice of tomato was thin.
    — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Others, such as iceberg lettuce, rose, then fell, then rose again.
    — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Filled with shredded beef, iceberg lettuce and brimming with cheddar cheese, the tacos are the top seller.
    — Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The most popular of this type, and perhaps most popular of all the greens on this list, is iceberg lettuce.
    — Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2022
  • More than anything, the no-frills burger, served with iceberg lettuce on a squishy bun, kept me working there through high school.
    — Eleanore Park, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The other half of the roll is slathered with mayonnaise and layered with iceberg lettuce and tomato.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
  • So dire is the state of the things that a popular live video-stream is measuring whether Truss can outlast the shelf-life of an iceberg lettuce.
    — Time, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The iceberg lettuce had just started to wilt when Truss made her announcement.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Top with fried oysters and add iceberg lettuce, pickles and hot sauce, if desired.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Next, Gutierrez shows us how heads of iceberg lettuce are fed into a chopper.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Out of the blistering oven, the pie is topped with crunchy iceberg lettuce, slices of white onion, a lashing of more special sauce — and housemade pickles.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 31 July 2022
  • Wedge etiquette 1 head iceberg lettuce To prepare wedge: Hold head of iceberg, core-side down.
    — Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • So did a head of iceberg lettuce, four tomatoes and four tomatillos, the little fruits that look like green, unripe tomatoes with husks.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
  • This rich spread is perfect on a sandwich with cool iceberg lettuce and tangy homemade pickles.
    — Saveur, 28 July 2014
  • The pre-washed and ready-to-eat salads contain iceberg lettuce, shredded carrot, and red cabbage.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The cook took the legs back to the kitchen, chopped them up, and sautéed them with green beans–all presented with crunchy, refreshing, unpretentious iceberg lettuce cups to close out the meal.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Menu highlights include its crispy pork with cola lime glaze served in iceberg lettuce and Tecate battered mahi-mahi with green olive aioli.
    — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Of those becoming ill, the CDC says that bagged salad mixes with carrots, red cabbage and iceberg lettuce is the likely source of the outbreak.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2020
  • And consider this: Arugula contains roughly eight times the calcium, five times the vitamins A, C, and K, and four times the iron as the same amount of iceberg lettuce.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The al pastor is also great as a torta ($5), but the wonderment of the pork gets a little lost amid the iceberg lettuce and mayonnaise tucked inside a very flaky bun.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2021
  • And the shredded iceberg lettuce intensified the crunchy component of the standard raw onions and sour pickles.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • In its most popular iteration, it’s built around a quarter of a head of iceberg lettuce.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022

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