Used in a Sentence

hoagie

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hoagie.

Editorial note

You will never find a cheese steak listed under the hoagie section in Philadelphia, even the cheese steak hoagie goes in the steak section.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hoagie.

Example sentences

1

You will never find a cheese steak listed under the hoagie section in Philadelphia, even the cheese steak hoagie goes in the steak section.

2

The key is the bread - if you can head to a local bakery for a proper fresh hoagie roll, the rest will follow.

3

We would frequent a terrible, dirty, cheap hoagie (or sub for you non-Philadelphians) shop owned by an immigrant family.

4

You can go there to get an idea of what a hoagie roll is.

5

Square never informs any advertising I am inflicted with, otherwise I would be inundated with hoagie ads.

6

The bigger difficulty it seems is getting a duck to eat a hoagie.

7

The first time I stood in line for a hoagie, I was intimidated by the 15 options on the menu.

8

I live near Philly and the Vietnamese grocery stores in town all sell hoagie rolls relabeled as bahn mi rolls.

9

I spent a week walking around that city and the worst thing I saw was an opiate shit the size of a hoagie.

10

You're going to want a hoagie roll [1][2].

11

A Philly steak is a hoagie so I’m going with that.

12

I would say I wanted a hoagie at the store, because they would pretend they didn't know what a sub was, but thats about it.

Quote examples

1

It's like saying "this is not a sub sandwich, it's a hoagie!"

2

Obama called the situation in Libya a "shit sandwich," and as far as I can tell Syria is a shit hoagie.

3

It should be possible to create the "hoagie" shape.

4

I didn't know "hoagie" was quite that localized to my area.

Proper noun examples

1

Why the hell do I know names like Guybrush, Elaine, Stan, Bernard, Hoagie, Laverne, Ben, Bobbin, Manny, Glottis; but I can hardly remember any other adventure game character names.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use hoagie in a sentence?

You will never find a cheese steak listed under the hoagie section in Philadelphia, even the cheese steak hoagie goes in the steak section.

What does hoagie mean?

(US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.

What part of speech is hoagie?

hoagie is commonly used as noun.