How to Use dim sum in a Sentence

dim sum

noun
  • There’s no wrong way to eat dim sum.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Then there’s dim sum, tarts, corn breads, croissants, and roll cakes.
    — Cathy Erway, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2021
  • In dim sum restaurants small chunks of pork spareribs are steamed with black beans.
    — Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Dine on dim sum and platitos, rice and noodles, poke and more.
    — A.d. Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • All your dim sum questions will be answered in this week’s episode.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • And yet, even in a dim sum slump, there are excellent dumplings to be had.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Fans of dim sum and proper sauciers will also find this useful.
    — Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Fans of dim sum and proper sauciers will also find this useful.
    — Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Come during brunch on the weekend for dim sum service.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Each event will have a seven-course, family-style dim sum menu.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Choose from dumplings, hibachi dinners, pasta, soup, dim sum, steak and a lot more.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Soup dumplings, shrimp dumplings, and bok choy are staples in my dim sum order and for empanadas?
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There was a large dim sum section of the menu, and everything was handmade.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
  • This was back when nearly every restaurant serving dim sum had carts.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And tourists learned the point-and-eat tradition of Chinese dim sum.
    — Anjali Tsui, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021
  • But for an old-school dim sum feast, Maxim’s delivers in spades.
    — Janice Leung Hayes, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2018
  • When all was said and done, the crew packed up, returned to the gallery, and went out for family dim sum.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 27 June 2019
  • Even the deftest dim sum chefs can only make 120 dumplings per hour, Zhang said.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • Project Takeout inspired me to branch out and try to replicate a dim sum spread at home.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021
  • The booth also sells an all-day menu of dim sum (sweet and savory streamed buns) and fruit teas and lemonades.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • How to speak a little Cantonese, master dim sum, and wear the right amount of flair.
    — Kate Springer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The southern city of Guangzhou, known as the birthplace of dim sum, is pushing back.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • Three floors above, Chef Lo Kin-ming and his dim sum team prepare siu mai.
    — Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong, Time, 12 July 2018
  • As of May 1, its teahouses must now declare how their dim sum is made.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • Here is a new year, and to celebrate, the friends and lovers go to a dim sum palace in Flushing.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The menu includes Chinese dishes such as dim sum and Peking duck.
    — Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2026
  • Even the late-night menus are on point; try an order of the pillowy dim sum dumplings before hitting the sack.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • An extensive dumpling and dim sum list offers plenty of shareables too.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Pad thai, sushi, dim sum and cheesecake don’t typically appear on the same menu.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The new venture will soon be joined by Palette, a new dim sum spot from the Koi Palace folks.
    — Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2018

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