How to Use bologna in a Sentence

bologna

noun
  • The mask is cool to the touch but much slimier than real bologna.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Ever turned a slice of bologna into a face mask with bites taken out of it for eyes and a mouth?
    — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The slice of bologna spills over the edges with its smokey kiss from the griddle coming through in every bite.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The agency says the driver was released, but the bologna was seized and destroyed.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Deli case items including cold chicken, honey ham and bologna were not cold enough.
    — oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Herbert made his own bologna sandwiches and got himself to school.
    — Karina Bland, azcentral, 25 Dec. 2019
  • Mason’s friend and butcher, Leighann Smith, cures the bologna.
    — Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
  • This summer, head cheese paired off with green-apple chow chow and fiery six-pepper chow chow topped maple bologna.
    — Mike Costello, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Sunday dinner – a thin slice of bologna between white bread and an ounce of potato chips – isn't enough.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The bologna will be attached to a disco ball this year, reports LebTown.
    — Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2021
  • These tend to be less processed and have fewer additives than mixed meats such as ham, salami and bologna.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • As for the barbecue, meats range from pork ribs and roasted chicken to hot links and smoked garlic bologna.
    — Compiled By Celestina Blok, star-telegram, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Most of their lunches consist of a simple sandwich—two pieces of white bread with a few slices of bologna—plus an apple.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Duff's also serves smashburgers, salads, wraps, a fried bologna sandwich, and has a kids menu.
    — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
  • One editor compared its flavor to bologna.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Rohlfing used a cake made out of bologna in his appetizer course, as well as kidneys in his entree.
    — Sameer Rao, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2019
  • The ads for vacuum cleaners or bologna were all bright and shiny, but there was a real mental health crisis.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The sandwiches smelled fresh, and the bologna (this being 1968) was still pink.
    — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The meals sometimes include an offer of soup, a fruit and something sweet for dessert — and always a bologna sandwich.
    — Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2017
  • Yet, Luann was fed a bologna sandwich, which had the world’s worst surprise hiding inside of it.
    — refinery29.com, 21 June 2018
  • In the deli cold unit, which has the sole task of keeping food at or under 41 degrees, deli ham, beef bologna and cheese were too warm.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Step by careful step, Holbrook climbed, holding out bologna and cheese until two pairs of cautious eyes peeked back.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The inmates feed the cats the bologna, creating a natural bond between them and the felines.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Vendors sold biscuits, sweet corn kernels and kota — a South African street food of white bread, fries and bologna.
    — New York Times, 4 July 2021
  • Just make some slips in the bologna, fry until a little black char appears and place in between two pieces of white bread with your favorite condiment.
    — Jasper J. Mirabile Jr., kansascity.com, 25 May 2017
  • But her time alone with a moldy bologna sandwich for dinner proves to be a turning point for her … and her relationship with Alex.
    — Wired, 27 Nov. 2019
  • For the same reason, Stop Sales also rained on shrimp, mahi fillets, tilapia, bologna, sausage and ham in retail cold units.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The 16-foot bologna drops at in downtown Lebanon, a region popular for its bologna production.
    — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The bologna was seized and destroyed by the CBP agriculture specialists.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Avoid or significantly limit eating salami and bologna, which are saltier and higher in fat.
    — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2026

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