How to Use noodle in a Sentence
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Use an old pool noodle as the track.
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Parents,
11 June 2026
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There is no taste or odor to these noodles.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Her spicy noodles recipe is among them.
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Ryan Brennan
april 13,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Thin, flat rice noodles make the base of this dish.
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Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
24 Dec. 2025
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Both white and brown rice noodles work in this recipe.
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Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
24 Dec. 2025
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Serve with steamed rice or noodles and a pile of fresh herbs.
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Kim Sunée,
Anchorage Daily News,
24 Mar. 2023
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The fun amps up when the noodles start cooking.
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Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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Add to egg noodles and stir to combine.
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Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Dec. 2025
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What are the best konjac noodles to buy?
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The longer the noodle, the better your luck.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
30 Dec. 2025
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Guests first choose either rice, noodles or greens as a base.
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The Arizona Republic,
4 Mar. 2024
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The noodle roll should be silky around the crisp doughnut.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The noodles were cooked al dente, with a slight chewiness .
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Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
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For something with less kick, try the pork rib noodle soup.
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Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Make sure to break your noodles in half before adding them to the pot.
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Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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Put all three of these sauces on noodles, pizza and even ice cream!
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Minhae Shim Roth,
Good Housekeeping,
6 July 2023
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And there’s a time for instant noodles.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Serve the fish with a bed of greens or in a salmon noodle casserole.
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Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
27 Jan. 2026
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The noodles were full of laughter.
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Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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Pool noodles can be used for keeping boots in shape and as car bumpers in the garage.
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Kate McKenna,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
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The noodles, filet mignon, brisket, meatballs, and herbs are served on the side.
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Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Some brands do have a more pronounced odor, though, so start with a milder noodle.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Make the meat one night, then use the leftovers for a peanut noodle dish the next evening.
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Becca Jacobs,
Washington Post,
29 June 2026
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Girl dinner is fries for the table and a lil bowl of noodles.
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Savannah Smith,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2023
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The recipe is loaded with three cheeses, sour cream, egg noodles, and hearty ground round.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2023
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Drain noodles in a strainer and rinse with cold water to cool.
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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Grab your leftover pool noodle.
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Candace Madonna,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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This time, Rachel ordered miso soup and udon noodles.
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Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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There’s a lot of knife-cut noodles all throughout Seoul.
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Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Foam pool noodles are good for more than keeping you afloat in the water.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2026
- He was just noodling around on the guitar.
- It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.
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Akrivos was noodling on a bouzouki.
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Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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The fish will go down as one of the biggest fish ever noodled.
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Sage Marshall,
Field & Stream,
28 June 2023
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There’s no denying that catfish noodling is an absurd sport.
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Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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Seven pool noodles full of thousands of friendship bracelets sent from all over the world lie on a couch.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cook egg noodles until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes, then drain and set aside.
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Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Dec. 2025
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Strain noodles and rinse with cold water to keep them from sticking, and transfer them to a medium-large bowl.
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Elyssa Goldberg,
Bon Appétit,
16 Feb. 2023
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That's just long enough to cook the chicken breast strips and to get the rice noodles al dente in the chicken broth and coconut milk base.
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Kristy Alpert,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2023
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Serve over buttery egg noodles for a satisfying dinner any night of the week.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Sep. 2025
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The silky, peppery cheese sauce coats the bouncy noodles perfectly.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Oscar-winning writer and director has been noodling on his take for decades.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The potato noodles that bob across the top are pale and round, almost too slippery to catch between your chopsticks.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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Arrange lasagna noodles over sauce to cover in an even layer, breaking noodles as needed to fit.
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Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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But Mercury in retrograde will have your noggin' noodling a little more than usual.
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Korin Miller,
Women's Health,
20 Apr. 2023
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The side is inspired by Rumi, Mira and Zoey's go-to noodle snack.
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Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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There are some fresh and intriguing chord sequences in this song, but also some noodling, aimless ones that don’t really land.
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David Pogue,
Scientific American,
16 Jan. 2018
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The birria ramen is a playful mash-up where ramen noodles swim in consomé and birria, finished with onion and cilantro.
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Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Nov. 2025
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Here are 10 of the most fascinating brain discoveries of this year for your own brain to noodle on.
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Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
18 Dec. 2025
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Layer lasagna noodles into the bottom of a 13-x-9-inch glass baking dish rubbed with olive oil and cut garlic.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen,
Southern Living,
29 July 2023
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Layer 6 lasagna noodles over sauce to cover bottom of dish, breaking and overlapping as needed to fit.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Store the beef and broth mixture separately from the egg noodles if possible, so the pasta doesn’t soak up too much liquid.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
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Anyone can noodle without structure, but Ayler turned his whirlwind fervor into a form in itself.
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Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2022
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Jones created an ascendant acoustic riff with a bluegrass flavor and would play it instinctively while noodling on her guitar.
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Tom Roland,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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Shortly into their relationship, David started noodling around with tinctures and oils to create his own fragrances.
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Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2023
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And these are facets that get lost in the kidnapping and in philosophical noodling about circles that nobody can deliver convincingly.
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Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 July 2023
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The good news is these apps aren’t new anymore, and research and professionals have had time to noodle over whether online therapy is worth recommending.
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Colleen Stinchcombe,
Woman's Day,
30 Jan. 2020
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Asparagus, mushrooms, edamame and silken tofu help bulk up the soup, but for more staying power, add brown rice ramen noodles to the pot during the last few minutes of cooking.
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Tina Martinez,
Good Housekeeping,
10 Mar. 2023
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But the move only drives a bigger wedge in their relationship, as Millie makes new friends while aspiring rock star Tim sits at home noodling on his guitar.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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In 2019, a filmmaker named Brian Rose started noodling around with his own reconstruction.
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Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2026
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