How to Use drumstick in a Sentence

drumstick

noun
  • The wings and drumsticks are the first parts of the bird to dry out.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026
  • There was no breast to check, but the thighs and drumsticks were large and meaty.
    — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Cut drumsticks off the thighs; cut breast halves into two pieces each.
    — Alexandria Mott, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2010
  • Then Bruce looked up and gestured with a drumstick.
    — Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Barker taught him how to twirl drumsticks and gave Grayson a drum pad.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Stewing a drumstick in the greens will leave the meat falling off the bone.
    — Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Cut a piece of kitchen twine and tie the legs together at the drumstick ends.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Hundreds more plectrums and drumsticks have yet to be tossed out.
    — Ed Masley, azcentral, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Separate the drumsticks from the thighs and set those four pieces aside.
    — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Remove the leg pieces (thigh and drumstick) from the chicken.
    — Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Swap wings for drumsticks (add 10 minutes to the bake time).
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
  • That’s why the large tibiotarsi, or drumsticks, of this bird stood out.
    — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The chicken — two drumsticks and two thighs — is priced at $18.
    — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The wingette is the flat part with two bones and the drummette looks like a miniature drumstick.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2022
  • On stage once again, in front of the same neon stage, Daniel’s drumstick lifts dust off of his set.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2022
  • This episode is a real turkey drumstick of a good time, in other words.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • How about a helping of movie theater popcorn to go along with that drumstick?
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
  • So separate the the drumstick from the thigh by cutting through the knee joint.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 May 2020
  • Slice down, between the breast and drumstick, with a chef’s knife, aiming right for where the joint is.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 28 Aug. 2020
  • These drumsticks aren’t quite as large, but the experience is all the same.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
  • Divide the whole legs into thighs and drumsticks, and cut all the breasts in half crosswise.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019
  • Toddlers can bang on him with a drumstick, rattle his fins or shake up the beads in his belly.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The hole is on the back of the drums, between the two middle pads, under where the drumsticks sit.
    — Chris Kohler, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2007
  • Divide legs into drumstick and thigh, and quarter the breasts.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Chicken drumsticks, with their high ratio of bone and tendon to meat, give body to the broth as well.
    — Sunset Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Using your hands, carefully pull the whole leg (drumstick and thigh) away from the rest of the bird.
    — Julie Harans, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The sweet kick wings are sweet and spicy with plenty of meat and every order comes with both drumsticks and wings.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Using a sharp knife, make 4 to 6 slashes in each drumstick (each slash should reach the bone).
    — Cathy Thomas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Season two chickens-worth of pieces (breasts, thighs, wings, and drumsticks) with salt and pepper.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The meat of the drumstick should also be separating from the bone.
    — Gabrielle Hamilton, House Beautiful, 22 Feb. 2013

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