How to Use lox in a Sentence

lox

noun
  • But that lox in New York, yeah.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The namesake lox is made in-house, too.
    — Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The local lox, even with the best bagel and schmear, was too salty for his taste.
    — Amanda Gordon, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • My daughter has taken to lox and smoked salmon and salmon sushi.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Place the lox, uncovered, in the fridge to air dry for a couple hours.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But sometimes, there’s just nothing like having a lox on a bagel with a bit of a schmear!
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Order a bagel with lox and iced matcha latte and feel your fingers fly off the keyboard.
    — Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • Mad props to the chef tasked with carefully crafting lox in the shape of a little gold man.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Think of it as French harengs à l’huile meets NYC lox with a spicy twist.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appétit, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Sometimes visitors bring food, like coffee cake, bagels with lox, or lentil soup to freeze.
    — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
  • There’s enough lox to appreciate the fresh dill in the brine and just a whisper of citrus.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Lox is often sandwiched between two halves of a bagel similar to sushi where lox is rolled in rice.
    — Micah Siva, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Get one with lox, cream cheese, or butter, or opt for one as an egg sandwich — but definitely get one.
    — Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Bagel Cafe 21 will also sell bagels and lox topped with tomato, red onion and capers.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Over the next few weeks, they’ll be filmed protesting the uptick in lox prices and rallying for more public toilets.
    — Liana Satenstei, Vogue, 22 June 2021
  • At Poppy Bagels, an open-faced sandwich is topped with lox, briny capers, and snipped chives.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • Here, guests can choose a creation from its lengthy menu, including veggie bagels stacked high and classics like lox and cream cheese.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Cream cheese, butter, cold cuts, lox — anything that fits on the circular bread is fair game, Sparrow felt.
    — John Carucci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • These tea sandwiches contain all the delicious flavors of a lox and cream cheese bagel, but in a smaller, cuter form.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Thanks to this easy brunch recipe that combines the best parts of bagels and lox with an egg and cheese omelet all in one pan, bagels for breakfast are even more delicious.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Perhaps the most familiar is the Sunday-morning standby, bagels and lox.
    — cleveland, 2 June 2020
  • From pastrami, swiss, and slaw to crispy salmon skin, lox, and pickled fennel, Belle’s has some unique creations that are not to be missed.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • There’s a small market in the front and a takeout counter in the back, serving delicacies such as lox rangoon and shrimp doughnuts.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • Emma and Kim’s dog, who stays with me from time to time, is also named Nova (for lox, not an exploding star).
    — Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • It's then layered between two sides of an everything bagel with all the classic fixings of a lox bagel like cucumber, cream cheese, and red onion.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • Easy ways to incorporate fatty fish for weight gain include adding lox to your bagel and cream cheese or adding it as a topping on avocado toast.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Most people might know juniper as a cure for lox or a flavoring for gin, but Nelson sees it as something more versatile.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Today grated potato, onions and eggs combine to make gloriously crispy fritters that are topped with sour cream, apple sauce, lox and more.
    — Chris Dwyer, CNN, 1 Mar. 2022
  • There’s a Swedish food court with all of the Ikea classics, including meatballs and vegetable balls, lox, pickled things, and poached salmon.
    — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Jennifer Hardt, Sweethardt Photography Bring on the cream cheese and lox!
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 15 Apr. 2022

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