Used in a Sentence

beef

How to use beef in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for beef.

Editorial note

Do you think she never ate bacon, beef, etc?

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

cattle that are reared for their meat

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of beef gathered in one view.

noun

cattle that are reared for their meat

noun

meat from an adult domestic bovine

noun

informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for beef.

noun

cattle that are reared for their meat

noun

meat from an adult domestic bovine

noun

informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"

Example sentences

1

Do you think she never ate bacon, beef, etc?

2

Same thing with any cheap chuck cut of beef, or with pork shoulder.

3

The beef seems largely about the source of that success.

4

Everything else is a beef, yes, but not our primary beef.

5

Is this really what we want for the web?Why can't browsers just beef up their bookmarking systems?

6

Given all this over-the-top fawning from Graham, Thiel, etc, one thing comes to mind: "Where's the beef?

7

This seems like a silly beef to have with a revolutionary product that still is in beta.

8

Rap Genius is employing a classic rap-mogul strategy: start a beef

9

How minimal is a lifestyle that wastes good soy protein to raise beef cattle?Real minimalists take less than their fair share, not more.

10

So it must be an actual beef patty, and the ketchup and mustard can be squirted on carefully, but they have to be real ketchup and mustard.

11

While it's really interesting to debate whether you should eat potatoes or beef, the real battle for the western world is that we stop eating processed foods.

12

And, what I've observed, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that people who favor fruits and vegetables, grains and legumes over beef, pork and fatty foods are healthier.

13

I like beef, but I sympathize for a fellow mammal and think of the enormous amounts of diverted water and fertilizer runoff that goes in to producing feed.

14

I don't know if someone in the US Justice Department had beef with Swartz they wanted to settle, or if they just wanted to make an example of someone, but one thing is certain and that's that until these prosecutors face actual backlash to their jobs and reputation when they go so far overboard, nothing whatsoever will change.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use beef in a sentence?

Do you think she never ate bacon, beef, etc?

What does beef mean?

cattle that are reared for their meat

What part of speech is beef?

beef is commonly used as noun, verb.