How to Use dish in a Sentence

dish

1 of 2 noun
  • Each person made a dish for the potluck supper.
  • We piled all the dishes in the sink after dinner.
  • Will you wash the breakfast dishes, please?
  • The restaurant serves some of my favorite dishes.
  • Serve warm scooped from the dish.
    — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • This dish is best served warm from the oven.
    — Christine Fiorentino, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Each of them had one clear flaw with their dish.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Learn to cook and Irish dish here.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Read on for their take, and my thoughts on this dish.
    — Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The piles of dishes in the sink.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Place dishes in a dish rack to air dry.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In a third shallow dish place panko.
    — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But the brisket was the standout dish.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
  • Serve this pasta dish as a main or a side.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • For a boost, mix in a little dish soap.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • Frozen peaches will work well in this dish.
    — Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • For mains, two dishes stand out.
    — Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This dish goes great over rice or pasta.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The sides are built into the one pot dish.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This is a dish that will make any brunch complete.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Like the lamb above, the dish is made to order.
    — Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Dawn dish soap to remove grease from straight fur coats.
    — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This one-dish stovetop stew stars creamy white beans.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Each dish and recipe howls with a common sense of place.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Stick to mild dish soaps to clean your cast iron skillet.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Lucky for us, this dish checks each one of those boxes.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, that’s how many of these dishes came to be.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Whether your guests need a gluten-free side or not, this is one great dish.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Use warm water, a few drops of mild dish soap, and a soft cloth.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Scrub the grates with an old rag or abrasive dish sponge and rinse well.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026

dish

2 of 2 verb
  • The two of them are always dishing about their coworkers.
  • What is your go-to dish to make in the kitchen?
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The mountain was dished in at the top.
    — Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The 6-foot senior can do more than dish the ball, though.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Add olives and apricots to dish with onion; stir to combine.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Minott crashed the glass and dished a couple of fast-break assists.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The actor went on to dish on his favorite rom-com of all time.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Use a scrub sponge or brush (do not use a scouring pad) and dish soap to clean the sink.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Staff dish up food behind the counter, and a chalkboard menu takes up a large part of one wall.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Some of the era's biggest stars are appearing to dish the dirt.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Serve this as a sandwich, either cold or warm, or dish it up as an entrée.
    — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Watch Reeves dish about all of his favorite childhood comics in the clip above.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2022
  • White also dished about the future of The Bear.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Turns out, that was key to the texture of the finished puree and makes this dish super easy to make.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • But its aim is to do more than dish up the sugary sweetness to Clevelanders.
    — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 16 June 2022
  • Vladimir Pinchuk stepped off the bench to score eight points, grab five rebounds and dish three assists.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Starting to drive, Miles instead dished a pass to Howard for an open layup.
    — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
  • The desserts – made a day earlier – weren’t considered fresh enough to dish up.
    — Eman Mounir, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Lemon zest, briny olives and feta give this easy sheet pan dish a burst of Mediterranean flavor.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022
  • More on what The Pitt team dished about Season 2 can be found here.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Price was all over the place, scoring 14 points, getting steals and dishing the ball.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • All of the punishment Burton dished came to a head late in the fourth quarter.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Young’s ability to dish the ball on the run was put on clear display throughout the practice.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The large slab of feta makes this dish a fatty, high-calorie luxury.
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 26 July 2022
  • When his drives were closed off, Jackson often lobbed or dished to Jordan.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Add dill and crumbled feta cheese for the savory, tangy bite that sets this Easter dish apart.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Fathers, Brothers, and Sons doesn’t dish all the usual tell-all dirt.
    — Bryan Reesman, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Adams could sure dish ‘em out Crawford took note of Adams’ expansive burn book.
    — Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, Pastrnak dished to Zacha on his left.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Saadzadeh, veering to the middle of the pitch, smartly dished to an open David Manukian.
    — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

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