How to Use haggis in a Sentence

haggis

noun
  • Until then, maybe try your hand at making haggis wontons at home.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 25 Jan. 2017
  • Bateman ordered haggis and wine.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t let that scare you off, though; depending on how it’s cooked, haggis is peppery and almost sausage-like.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
  • What’s not to like about a sellout crowd, a bagpiper playing up the aisle and the delights of eating haggis?
    — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Scotland's Sandy Lyle donned a kilt and served haggis in 1989.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Scotch, beer, bagpipes, haggis and more all come together to mark the occasion.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Scrapple, best described as a hearty breakfast food, has devotees just as blood puddling, boudin or haggis have theirs.
    — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The sweaty haggis in my skull that calls itself a brain kept flashing a 404 error message.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Johnson told Pence that Americans don't eat enough British lamb and haggis.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In the morning, take in views of the sea and the ongoings of distillery life from your humble abode, then go on and seize the day—or at least some haggis.
    — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Meanwhile in Scotland, people have been drooling over haggis for centuries.
    — Katie Jackson, Esquire, 18 Jan. 2018
  • In fact, the forecast for Edinburgh’s weekend calls for partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and a chance of haggis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2019
  • Offerings include arts and crafts, caber toss, the haggis hurl, sheaf toss and tug of war in a non-competitive environment.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
  • As in the original Laidlaw trilogy, the writing here is so sharp nearly every sentence could split open a haggis.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • But for haggis purists in the United States, celebrating Burns Night can be a challenge.
    — David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The Harbour Breaded and battered fish, shrimp, calamari, sausage, haggis, fritters and pakora.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The menu featured pub classics with a twist—a superlative haggis Scotch egg, for instance, and an unctuous burger made with beef and lardo.
    — Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The party will reportedly celebrate the couple's ties to Scotland with haggis bites and a bagpiper.
    — Katie Frost, Town & Country, 20 May 2017
  • According to Ackroyd's, the bakery is one of the largest producers of haggis in the United States.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2023
  • This will give you an opportunity to try Scottish delicacies such as haggis and tatties (potatoes) served with a whiskey cream sauce.
    — Luke Abrahams, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
  • Not that there's anything particularly wrong with it (with the possible exception of the haggis bonbons, which are wrong in several ways).
    — Jason Wilson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • There are a few traditions to uphold during a Burns Supper, which include welcoming the haggis with a piper procession and a whisky toast.
    — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Activities and attractions range from Highland dancing to a haggis hurling contest, men in kilts contest, bagpipe demonstration and much more.
    — Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2017
  • The full Scottish breakfast, featuring bacon, black pudding, haggis, sausages, beans, eggs, tomato, mushroom and a potato scone, was an absolute delight.
    — New York Times, 15 June 2018
  • The chat stays with me for a night of deep baby-sleep in my cosy tent, lit by a candelabra of tea lights; and over a full Scottish breakfast (English plus haggis and black pudding) after my swim the next day.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Annually, a few days or weeks after some hearty haggis was consumed depending on what day Lunar New Year would fall on, the food traditions would begin.
    — Julie Lin, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2024
  • For the uninitiated, haggis is a Scottish delicacy of sheep or calf offal mixed with oatmeal, suet and seasoning boiled in a bag (often from the animal’s stomach).
    — Jen Banowetz, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2018
  • Enjoy live Celtic music, sample whiskies and traditional food, such as Scottish haggis and Welsh pasties, watch the fire wizard or shop for handmade kilts and jewelry.
    — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Dinner includes traditional and curried haggis, mashed potatoes, shortbread, shepherd’s pie, roasted root vegetables, and of course, a pint of Beastie Stout and dram of Scotch.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Somewhat resembling Scottish haggis, it is prepared by using the stomach of a pig (or an artificial one) as a casing for the stuffing made from pork, potatoes, carrots, onions, marjoram, nutmeg and white pepper.
    — Marcel Krueger, CNN, 22 Oct. 2021

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