How to Use matzo in a Sentence

matzo

noun
  • Looking to save money on matzo this year?
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Apples and onions cook in a skillet with matzo soaked in an egg batter.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Scoop it up with extra matzo for breakfast or a midday snack.
    — Katie Workman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Gently add the matzo balls, one at a time, to the boiling water.
    — Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Adding herbs on top of the matzo brei might be this recipe’s most radical, shock-your-bubbe tweak.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Sometimes parents hide the piece of matzo, and children search for it.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Sometimes parents hide the piece of matzo, and children search for it.
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Add 1 cup matzo meal to the bowl and mix it all together to combine.
    — Chaya Rappoport, Bon Appétit, 21 Apr. 2022
  • There had been a functioning matzo bakery in the basement for years.
    — Jami Attenberg, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The business makes more than three million boxes of matzo for Passover.
    — Christina Morales, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
  • It's typically served with gefilte fish or beef brisket, or eaten on matzo.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The matzo-ball soup is plainly excellent, no bells or whistles.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Use as little extra as possible so the matzo balls remain light and fluffy.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The one exception is matzo, a flat, unleavened bread made with flour that a rabbi has blessed.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 1 Nov. 2013
  • Here are six dessert recipes—some with matzo, some without––that are kosher for Passover, and are a delicious way to end any meal.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 1 Nov. 2013
  • Make any leftover matzo disappear with a delicious and cheesy spin on lasagna.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 7 Mar. 2019
  • Later, there is matzo-ball soup with matzo balls of unfathomable scale and fluffiness.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • In its simplest form, this Passover staple requires only matzo and eggs.
    — Erin Mayer, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2021
  • That's why during Passover, Jews eat matzah or matzo instead of leavened bread.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The search for the afikomen, a piece of matzo hidden earlier in the evening, is the Seder’s grand finale.
    — Aliza Abarbanel, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Last April, before Passover, boxes of matzo appeared on the shelves.
    — Leah Koenig, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2016
  • In place of bread, observant Jews eat the crackerlike matzo, which is made from wheat flour (and no yeast).
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Yosef said all the adults making matzo with him this year had been vaccinated or had already had Covid.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Matzo and its accessories Love it or hate it, matzo is essential for seder and all eight days, so stock up.
    — Devra Ferst, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The holiday is a celebration of matzo — why contort it to look, taste and feel like something else?
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Haggard shoppers, their steel carts overflowing with fruit, milk, fish, matzo and loaves of bread, wait to scan their purchases.
    — Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 30 June 2019
  • So, my kids drew the big bone and the gefilte fish on a piece of paper, and my 3-year-old insisted on eating a tortilla with ketchup instead of matzo.
    — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • This past Wednesday, the crew was rolling the final matzo balls for chicken soup and making tahini sauce for the falafel and hummus dishes.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 May 2017
  • For Passover last year, Lindsay Perez decided to brainstorm a new matzo dessert combo.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Senior cooking editor Emma Laperruque likened the crust to matzo, but couldn’t quite decide if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2022

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