How to Use crusty in a Sentence

crusty

adjective
  • We could see deer tracks in the crusty snow bank.
  • Serve with a side of crusty bread.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Have a nice glass of red and some crusty bread handy!
    — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Serve with a piece of crusty bread to soak up the broth.
    — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Serve with a side of crusty French bread.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Serve the soup with rosé wine, a wedge of manchego cheese and crusty bread.
    — Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
  • Toast up some crusty bread, spread on some cheese, and top with sliced fig.
    — Sarah-Jane Bedwell, SELF, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Serve with crusty bread to absorb all of the juices.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Serve with crusty bread for dipping in the pan sauce.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Give each bowl a swirl of olive oil and serve with a hunk of crusty bread.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Crusty bread is for sopping up the great juice from the sauce.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Serve them with crusty bread or spaghetti to sop up the sauce.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 30 May 2017
  • Lee gives the role of clueless old pop a fresh, crusty warmth.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
  • There’s more going on with this crusty pie than meets the eye.
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Serve it with crusty bread to sop up some of the fragrant broth.
    — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Be sure to sop up leftover sauce with a chunk of crusty bread.
    — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The bread, crisped briefly in the toaster oven, has to be crusty.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The baby backs boast a bright pink smoke ring and thick, crusty bark.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Serve the soup drizzled with olive oil, and with warm, crusty bread.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Serve with a chunk of crusty bread and the white wine used for cooking.
    — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Have some for a snack-dinner with crusty bread, cheese, and olives.
    — Heather Eddy, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Serve the stew with a crusty baguette to mop up the bottom of your bowl.
    — Jill Gibson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Great served over mashed potatoes or on crusty rolls topped with some melty cheese!
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Serve it with crusty bread or corn tortillas to sop up all the tasty juices.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • Serve hot with crusty bread, corn bread, or, even better, brown bread.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
  • About once a month, one of us takes out a trusty, crusty recorder and puts in a new tape.
    — Eileen Sharkey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2018
  • The outcome was a stiff and crusty bread called pan de suelo.
    — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The sawing action of these is best for roasts and crusty bread.
    — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Pair with a simple salad and crusty bread.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026

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