Used in a Sentence

ribs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ribs.

Editorial note

Even with pork, the shoulder is likely much more forgiving than ribs.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

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Meaning at a glance

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

N

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"Ribs" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, from her debut studio album Pure Heroine.

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(stylized as RIBS) an American space rock/grime band based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ribs.

N

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"Ribs" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, from her debut studio album Pure Heroine.

N

(stylized as RIBS) an American space rock/grime band based in Boston, Massachusetts.

N

Ribs (translit. ryobra), also known as music on ribs, jazz on bones, bones or bone music (roentgenizdat), are improvised gramophone recordings made from X-ray films.

Example sentences

1

Even with pork, the shoulder is likely much more forgiving than ribs.

2

My understanding was that it is possible for ribs to break but by no means a requirement of correct CPR as the article implies.

3

We used to be able to buy several pounds of ribs, a huge pile of them, for $20-30.

4

The result: They gut you or stick it up under your ribs into a vital organ, like your heart.

5

Cut the membrane off of the back of the ribs (or at least pierce it.) 2.

6

This coming from someone who has favorite pass time of smoking brisket, ribs, and grilling steaks.

7

But yes, most places seem hell-bent on trying to do Texas-style brisket and maybe ribs.

8

As often as that - it's much more (almost guaranteed) that you'll tear the cartilage between the ribs at the front.

9

After years of nosebleeds and broken ribs, my company is poised to explode.

10

Probably half of the class broke rips and I broke probably all the ribs in both sides.

11

A given cow produces so many T-bone steaks, so many barbecue ribs, and some quantity of ground and stew meat from tougher cuts.

12

But here's an anecdote, the price of short ribs has dramatically gone up.

Quote examples

1

When Nathan Myhrvold visited Google and spoke, I asked him what he thought the "best" way to make BBQ ribs was (with a stretched definition for "BBQ").

2

You can "low and slow" ribs in a smoker for 12 hours and get a beautiful outcome, or you can do them in a regular oven or even better a pressure cooker and finish in a BBQ or smoker and get the same result.

Proper noun examples

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Ribs can be smoked in an hour and 10 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use ribs in a sentence?

Even with pork, the shoulder is likely much more forgiving than ribs.

What does ribs mean?

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What part of speech is ribs?

ribs is commonly used as N.