How to Use pad thai in a Sentence

pad thai

noun
  • One meal that brings all that together is pad thai.
    — Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Fried rice, woon-sen pad thai, sticky rice balls, and papaya salad.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Which means that that $20 pad thai could be just the beginning.
    — Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Vegetable rolls, pad thai, egg noodles, mango juice and lemon juice with mint.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Those looking for pad Thai, chow mein and pho will not find such foods at this festival.
    — Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Sakara Life’s rainbow pad thai bowl was *chef’s kiss* exquisite.
    — Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Thai is known for its curry and pad thai, while Grace serves up standout steak and seafood dishes.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The fall set is probably the most popular, with pad thai and pad see ew as options.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • But Solnes’s concern is far bigger than where to find a minke whale burger or a decent pad thai.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • These days, pad thai can be found around the world, including in the United States.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
  • Here are a couple of tricks for working with flat, medium-sized rice noodles (think pad thai noodles).
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Until then, the patio is open and pad thai s available for takeout and delivery.
    — Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2021
  • Classic pad thai is made with rice noodles, egg, red and green onion, pad thai sauce and a choice of beef, chicken, shrimp or tofu.
    — Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • From ceviche to tacos; pad thai to burritos, the dinner menu has something for every taste.
    — Anna Haines, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Its rich, fearlessly salty presence adds pop to dishes like pad thai, lime chili shrimp and papaya salad.
    — Rai Mincey, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Every dish from the curry to the pad Thai is steamy, authentic and spiced to perfection.
    — Katie Toussaint, charlotteobserver, 2 Sep. 2017
  • The ingredients used are authentic, so expect to taste fish sauce in your pad Thai.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Bankman-Fried remembers being handed a vegan pad thai by a kind stranger while there.
    — Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The restaurant also has its namesake noodles and rice menu items such as pad thai, curry udon soup, ginger chicken rice and more.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • According to a comment on the post, Ford ordered papaya salad, pad graprao, pad thai and fish cakes.
    — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 18 May 2018
  • And with everything from pad thai with prawns to blueberry-crumble pancakes, this is also one of the best brunch places in the city.
    — Katie Lockhart, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2018
  • The extensive menu boasted lots of new-to-me dishes and flavors, as well as some familiar favorites like pad thai.
    — Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Other Asian restaurant staples such as lo mein, sweet and sour chicken and pad Thai are also available.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2019
  • With new places for poke, pad thai and pub grub opening, the restaurant palette for Elgin-area dining palates just grew a little larger.
    — Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2021
  • This is especially true of pad thai, a dish that has become the defining Thai dish in America.
    — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Instead of super thin rice noodles, Phodega goes with a thicker cut, the size usually reserved for pad thai.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Try the chicken pad thai, crying tiger, beef kra paw and a roasted whole chicken (E San Classic).
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • Insider tip Take a break from the soaking with pad thai at restaurant hotel Baan Ploen Chi.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Stick with the tofu on the pad Thai, but on the green curry, try adding soy chicken, which comes in thin, tender strips to absorb the flavors of the curry.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The pad thai satisfied every unidentified craving, and the plastic floral tablecloths upheld the bubbly mood of the day.
    — Ella Riley-Adams, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2018

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