How to Use loin in a Sentence

loin

noun
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  • There was a towel wrapped around his loins.
  • This chop is cut from the two ribs at the shoulder end of the pork loin.
    — John Willoughby, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018
  • But for me, the stars — weirdly —is not the lamb loin at all.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 11 July 2022
  • The meat is leaner than the rest of the butt, and acts and looks more like a pork loin.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Dec. 2021
  • On the left, Africans in loin cloths bow down before her.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Evenly put the pork loin into the flour, then egg and panko.
    — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Serve with: Most any winter meal from a pork loin to a pot of beans.
    — Fred Thompson, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
  • How long does a pork loin need to dry if the goal is to shave it over dishes?
    — Howie Khan, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The shortest glass of beer may come with a pork loin sandwich the size of your face.
    — Ben Reynolds, Travel, 4 Jan. 2022
  • First, a center cut pork loin gets rubbed with a blend of herbs and spices.
    — Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The ribs are cut from the backbone under the loin muscle.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Pour in any juices from the cutting board where the pork loin is resting.
    — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Roll pork loin up and tie tightly with 5 to 6 pieces kitchen twine.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2015
  • Transfer pork loin to the roasting pan and place it skin side up.
    — Dana Cizmas, sacbee, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Last year, The Plastics took the stage in the Mean Girls musical, and — gird your loins!
    — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 6 Jan. 2019
  • For much of the movie, Fraser wears nothing but a small loin cloth.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Pair with pork loin and chutney. Château De La Chapelle.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • Use your new pork loin knowledge to make these tasty recipes.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 5 Feb. 2019
  • The pork loins were concealed in a backpack that was also stolen from the store.
    — cleveland, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Reserve half the marinade for basting and the rest to serve with the venison loin.
    — National Geographic, 2 July 2019
  • Strip loin, or New York strip steak, can be quite lean and thus a bit chewy, but some swear by it.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Remove the salmon loin from the cure and wash it under cold water.
    — Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn, Esquire, 18 Jan. 2013
  • This sumo wrestling is not the cliched images of 600-pound men in nothing but top knots and loin cloths.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Both are tender, but some loin chops are sold without the bone.
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Desna’s loins and heart are telling her one thing, but her gut is telling her something else.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • Some cuts, such as the loin, are perfectly pink, and some cuts, such as the leg, are slow roasted in the oven.
    — Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The four main cuts are shoulder, or blade chops, rib chops, loin chops and sirloin chops.
    — Bre Richey, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • There’s a pork loin braised in milk and served in a quicksand of soft polenta.
    — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2017
  • Instead, the diets emphasize eating healthy, oily fish, which are packed with omega-3 fatty acids that are good for the brain, along with lean meats such as poultry and pork loin.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • As Europe pledges to gird its loins, the latter-day Holy Empire is rudderless in a triple storm of Brexit, borders, and the faltering euro.
    — Josef Joffe, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016

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