How to Use hoagie in a Sentence

hoagie

noun
  • She had a meatball hoagie for lunch.
  • There is a guy who comes in and asks for the steak hoagie deep fried.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • In Philly, they’re called hoagie rolls, but any soft sub rolls work here.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • Slice a hoagie in half lengthwise and drizzle with olive oil.
    — Amelia Rampe, Bon Appetit, 6 Jan. 2017
  • Every time - one of the favorite things to make on my cheat day is a hoagie.
    — Fox News, 15 Sep. 2018
  • Second-best is a big hoagie roll, filled to the brim with meat and only meat.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 30 May 2017
  • But there is a small part of the country where a grinder/hoagie/hero/sub is known as a wedge.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Serve in a bowl, stuffed into hoagie buns as a sandwich or on top of pasta.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Try these with traditional or split-top hot dog buns, or hoagie rolls.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 June 2023
  • Try these with traditional or split-top hot dog buns, or hoagie rolls.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 June 2023
  • Serve with macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, or on a hoagie roll.
    — Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Place the second large log on this layer, flat side down, like a giant hoagie bun.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2017
  • The chain is known for its signature hoagies.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Dinner was served on a hoagie roll filled with sliced beef, sautéed onions and peppers, and melted cheese.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Using a large spatula, transfer each pile to a hoagie roll.
    — Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
  • Wario’s gilds the hoagie roll with tomato butter and a ginger-soy drizzle.
    — Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 25 May 2026
  • Form sandwiches with the hoagie rolls, the steak mixture and the onions and peppers.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 19 Mar. 2018
  • In fact, my husband’s first meal after that appointment was a steak hoagie and fries.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Slice the hoagie rolls lengthwise almost all the way through, keeping the hinge intact.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 28 June 2020
  • The restaurant is known for its fried footlong franks, as well as double and triple dogs, all served in a hoagie roll.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
  • The bun, a soft hoagie roll, is toasted on one side to offer a bit more crunch and structural support.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The sandwiches come in puffy bread and hoagie rolls, or rolled like burritos in flat dürüm-wheat bread.
    — Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2017
  • For big eaters, there’s the famous Big Dog hoagie with a trio of meats and vinegar slaw.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The sandwich features their homestyle gyro on a hoagie roll topped with a tzatziki-style slaw.
    — Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • There was a hoagie eating contest and Cosmi’s Deli’s stand was busy.
    — Ed Condran, Philly.com, 27 May 2018
  • Beef, sliced this way and that, is cooked on a grill, placed on a hoagie roll (a long Italian-ish bap) and topped with cheese.
    — Josie Delap, The Economist, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Purists insist the Philly cheesesteak is enveloped inside a hoagie bun.
    — Terry Ward, CNN, 11 May 2022
  • Purists insist the Philly cheesesteak is enveloped inside a hoagie bun.
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Purists insist the Philly cheesesteak is enveloped inside a hoagie bun.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
  • Famous hoagies and free coffee.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 15 Dec. 2025

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