How to Use sunny-side up in a Sentence

sunny-side up

adjective
  • Start your day sunny-side up with an egg recipe.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Spoon the spinach mixture over the oats and top with a sunny-side up egg.
    — Health.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Crack in eggs and fry, sunny-side up, until whites set and yolks are warmed through.
    — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2017
  • In the same pan used to fry the rice, heat more oil (if the pan is dry) and cook eggs sunny-side up.
    — Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • Two glistening sunny-side up eggs crown the top like a double-wide sun hat.
    — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Cook gently until the eggs are done sunny-side up, with runny yolks.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Brunch On the Square Start the morning sunny-side up.
    — Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Use the smooth side to whip up sunny-side up eggs, golden pancakes, or a toasted sandwich.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
  • For breakfast, the komplet egg served sunny-side up in homemade bread with cheese, sour cream, and beef jus is a must.
    — Claudia De Brito, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Crack in eggs and fry, sunny-side up, until whites set and yolks warm through and thicken, about 3 minutes.
    — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Gently crack eggs into pan, season with salt and pepper, and fry or cook sunny-side up so that the yolk is runny.
    — cleveland, 2 June 2020
  • Customers have the option of a sweet stack with berries or a savory breakfast stack with bacon and a sunny-side up egg.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Atticus’ burger comes with a sunny-side up egg and bacon on an everything spice brioche bun.
    — Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • For perfect sunny-side up eggs, cook over medium heat, covering skillet with lid to capture steam.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2015
  • These eggs are ideal for scrambles, omelets, or for featuring as a fun bonus in egg preparations like sunny-side up eggs.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
  • At least once a month, José served his mother breakfast in bed, serving a sausage cut in the shape of a heart and a sunny-side up egg topped with ketchup.
    — Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • For best results with your sunny-side up or poached eggs—really, any place where the egg is a substantive part of the meal—reach for the freshest eggs possible.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Tinies serves traditional chilaquiles with small, crisp chips in a choice of chipotle-guajillo salsa or green sauce, with eggs sunny-side up and refrieds.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
  • On my first day, a plate of the most delicious sunny-side up eggs over short rib hash was enjoyed slowly as conversations with my cabin neighbors flowed along with warm coffee.
    — Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2021
  • Most people here treat Paperboy's patio like their own front porch, lazing weekend mornings away with sunny-side up eggs, Texas hash, and strong cold brew.
    — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Meng Guo added playfulness to her collection with sunny-side up egg details, and Sofia Carmela placed fuchsia fabric and pearl flowers over chunky knits to evoke childlike innocence.
    — Vogue, 25 May 2022
  • The restaurant specializes in Brazilian-style Angus burgers topped with old standards (bacon, sunny-side up eggs) but also catupiry (Brazilian soft cheese) and prato (a gouda-style cow’s milk cheese).
    — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • For a really wild choice try the Waffle of Chaos, a Belgian waffle loaded with bacon, avocado, radishes, cheddar jack cheese, a sunny-side up egg and Sriracha maple syrup ($14).
    — Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 31 May 2018

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