How to Use crust in a Sentence

crust

noun
  • He likes pizza with thin crust.
  • Her children prefer to eat their sandwiches with the crust cut off.
  • Roll pie crust 1/8 inch thick, then cut out 4-inch rounds.
    Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Fresh, fragrant rye bread balances it all, soft at the center and just crisp along the crust.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Dessert options are no-crust apple pie or sweet potato cheesecake.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Serving one or two, each pizza gets a light drizzle of local honey on its crust.
    Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Macaroni pie is a dish in Scotland (where it’s made with a hot water crust pie shell).
    Patrice Grell Yursik, Essence, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Bake until crust is set and fragrant, 10 to 12 minutes.
    Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Detroit-style pizza is known for its thick crust and square or rectangular shape, with lacey caramelized cheese edges and sauce spooned on top.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2022
  • My Nana finally found that the best gluten-free pumpkin pie crust can just be purchased from Sprouts.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Prepare the crust by stirring together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
    Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Culbreth guesses green beans and macaroni and cheese will make the cut, but his favorite — sweet potato casserole with a brown sugar crust — will not.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Key ingredients in the crust are rice flour and pastry cream powder, Ramsay shared in an email to The Post.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Immediately sprinkle with chocolate pieces; let stand to soften, then spread chocolate evenly over crust.
    Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2022
  • But should lava overrun one of these walls, or a fissure unzip the crust in a populated area, people’s lives would be directly imperiled.
    Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
  • William's Sonoma's combination comes complete with pizza crust baking mix, chunky tomato sauce, and organic seasoning.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Using the tips of the shears, poke a hole and then snip the top of the crust.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • Once crust forms on top of the snow, the birds get up on top and run around on it.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The Earth is formed of the crust, the mantle and the inner and outer cores.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
  • That little bit of crust helps the bread soak in all the custard.
    Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Charles Lewis is the wizard of crusts known as Pie Guy.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The cheese spills out of the middle and accentuates the edges of the crust.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Spoon the mixture back into the crust, top with more cheese(!) and bake.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Even after sitting in the deli case for a bit, the dough was chewy and the crust firm and blistered.
    Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Bake until the crust is browned and puffed, about 35 minutes.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Earthquakes occur when the plates that make up the Earth's crust move around.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The 2023 version of the BNY will be made with different crust and cheese.
    Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The toppings and crust were crispy and the cheese was melted to perfection.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The crust and filling don’t cook at the same rate; the crust needs more time than the filling to fully cook.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Brushed with butter, the sandwich is pressed until the crust is crisp and the cheese is gooey.
    New York Times, 18 June 2024

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