Used in a Sentence

sirloin

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

Editorial note

To get this via sirloin steak, you would have to eat three and a half pounds a day!

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).

noun

(UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sirloin.

noun

(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).

noun

(UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

Example sentences

1

To get this via sirloin steak, you would have to eat three and a half pounds a day!

2

Prime top sirloin is $10/pound at Costco or (ungraded) $6/pound at the supermarket, compared to $18/pound at the Co-op.

3

Next time you sit down for a meal, eat the 10oz sirloin first, before the potatoes.

4

I did get a chuckle out of describing the various parts of the box as sirloin, rib, etc.

5

They won't be in your top sirloin but maybe in your ground beef.

6

I believe you may be misinformed: Calorie for calorie, broccoli has more protein than a sirloin steak.

7

Order a sirloin steak anywhere in the Western hemisphere, and you know almost nothing about what it will look and taste like, other than the fact that it will contain a piece of beef sirloin.

8

Does it know the difference between a sirloin and a rib eye?

9

Are sirloin steak, chicken thighs, or Boston Butts on sale?

10

Top sirloin is $15ish per pound where I live, with ribeye more like $20/pound.

11

It's a sirloin cut forward of the bottom round.

12

Enjoy that grass fed medium rare top sirloin.

Quote examples

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* note: nickel and dime was established as "an insignificant amount of money" in the 1890s, where sirloin, 20% fat was $0.20 a pound.

2

If you just stuck 4 ounces of sirloin steak (276 calories) between two slices of white bread (158 calories) and put literally nothing else on it, you would have a "steak sandwich" with 434 calories.

3

“You put chicken into the grinder”—he laughed with that infectious Wall Street black humor—“and out comes sirloin.” I'm speechless.

Proper noun examples

1

Rump steak is more flavoursome than Sirloin.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use sirloin in a sentence?

To get this via sirloin steak, you would have to eat three and a half pounds a day!

What does sirloin mean?

(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).

What part of speech is sirloin?

sirloin is commonly used as noun.