How to Use doughnut in a Sentence

doughnut

noun
  • What is the best doughnut pan to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Fresh doughnuts are made three times a day.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 27 June 2026
  • Crunchy tater tots shaped like doughnuts.
    — Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
  • And housed in a former doughnut shop, no less.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The noodle roll should be silky around the crisp doughnut.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • All doughnuts are fried fresh to order, not made ahead.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Some shops sell doughnuts, while ice cream is the main event at others.
    — Jenna Thompson april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The round yeast doughnut is filled with cream and topped with chocolate glaze.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Arizona's love for doughnuts has grown since.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Krispy Kreme x Peanuts doughnuts.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The trio hit 7-Eleven stores, doughnut shops and a smoke shop.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There’ll be doughnuts, there’ll be giveaways, there’ll be all kinds of fun.
    — al.com, 28 June 2019
  • Krispy Kreme has a new doughnut calling your name.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • On the far right is the mini doughnut station.
    — Jenna Thompson april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • War dog Chips gets a doughnut from GI.
    — Vic Verbalaitis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The doughnut shop is being built near the mall's front entrance.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 31 July 2019
  • All of the doughnuts are sold by the piece, starting at 99 cents.
    — Adriana Ramirez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2019
  • Dessert is the ube hotteok ($9), an ube ice cream on top of a warm doughnut.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Where did Shropshire stop for doughnuts?
    — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Hickey noshed on a doughnut and cracked a joke about his colleague’s slow walk down the steps.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • Be sure to score your free treat early, as the doughnuts are often sold out by day’s end.
    — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
  • How was Arizona's top doughnut picked?
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • My sons can stand on their toes and point to the doughnuts of their choice at the doughnut table.
    — Star Tribune Staff, Star Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The same process reduces a cylinder to a line and a doughnut to a circle.
    — Quanta Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Just show up at a Krispy Kreme today and pick your free doughnut.
    — Abigail Rosenthal, Houston Chronicle, 4 June 2020
  • Their doughnuts have been ranked among the best in the United States.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
  • And be sure to leave room for the ricotta‑and‑vanilla doughnuts, drizzled with warm chocolate sauce.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The customer was curious about the small cup that came with the doughnut.
    — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • Make one small change at a time, like eating one doughnut daily instead of two.
    — Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The doughnuts are always uniform in shape every time this pan is used.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025

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