How to Use fast-food in a Sentence

fast-food

adjective
Definition of fast-foodnext
  • Around 80% of fries consumed in the US come from fast-food chains.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
  • It’s done so with fast-food chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s.
    — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • One of the hottest fast-food stocks isn’t known for its Golden Arches.
    — Heather Haddon, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Fire crews put out the blaze at the fast-food restaurant located on Ranch Drive.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
  • And the answer is just as murky for fast-food restaurants or coffee shops.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The fast-food chain’s mascots haven’t been front and center lately.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Her contact with them is limited to an hour or so a week in a fast-food joint.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
  • That's more than all the fast-food establishments in the U.S. combined.
    — Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 22 July 2024
  • Still, the chain’s attempt to create a fast-food version of a birria taco falls short.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Last year, the average hourly wage for fast-food workers was $16.21.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The fast-food heist was captured on the family's Ring camera.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The avian flu has also wrought havoc in the U.S., though fast-food breakfasts are secure at the moment.
    — Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2024
  • With Peltz’s departure, the firm holds two board seats at the fast-food company.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Real was last seen at a fast-food restaurant in Portland on March 27.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 May 2024
  • Scott Gallegos likened the smell to the one fast-food workers constantly have to wash out of their clothes.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Today, nugget ice is common in many restaurants, not just in fast-food joints.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023
  • Many Starbucks’ stores feel more like a fast-food restaurant than a coffee shop, Cook said.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 July 2024
  • Now, the fast-food chain has announced a brand-new flavor of wings just in time for football season: Sweet ‘N Spicy.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Give us the low-down but stick to local establishments (no fast-food or chains, please).
    — Peter Chakerian, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The iconic fast-food burger chain now has plans for its third restaurant in Idaho.
    — Gabe Barnard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Of the many fast-food chains Louisville residents wish were closer, Cook Out has often been brought up.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2024
  • The fast-food industry is very difficult to get away from.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • An iconic fast-food spot is coming back to Delray Beach.
    — South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • This summer has been all about new fast-food items at various chains.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Indeed, nary a fast-food chain nor big-box store mars this historic postcard idyll.
    — Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But even the fast-food giants aren’t immune to inflation.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Police in Georgia say a bystander stepped in and shot a would-be robber at a fast-food restaurant.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • In a blog post on Tuesday, the fast-food chain explained that its test of new menus with prices that change throughout the day is not meant to cost more for customers.
    — John Towfighi, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The fast-food giant has temporarily pulled the burger from restaurants in Colorado, Kansas, Utah, and Wyoming.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The fast-food chain has not heard from health authorities and has not received any indications of illness, the Burger King spokesperson added.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024

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