1
: stomach tissue especially of a ruminant (such as an ox) used as food
2
: something poor, worthless, or offensive
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Examples of tripe in a Sentence
That's just a load of tripe.
it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe
Recent Examples on the Web
Open in Tempe since 2019, the restaurant serves Shandong and Sichuan food with a chef's recommendation section that features items like House Specialty Spicy Pot, made with beef tripe, potatoes, spam, lotus root, celery, tofu skin, wide vermicelli, quail eggs and squid.
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2024
Torrez, a San Diego resident, competed in the championship division and his recipe calls for 10 pounds of tripe and four pigs feet.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Shame on them and shame of the student who actually believe the tripe being peddled.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 19 Oct. 2023
The mild, lush broth has restorative, belly-warming properties, but the star is the superb tripe.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
Breaded tripe, tablier de sapeur, is borrowed from grotty bouchons in Lyon; the exceptional raw-bar menu a tribute to the oyster-crazy cafes of Montparnasse; the natural-wine list like a compilation of the chalkboards in every bar à vins east of the Opéra Bastille.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
Behind a window, sandwiches filled with things like elk osso buco or stewed tripe with ’nduja were being sold by a couple who live next door to the theater, Sivan Lahat and Ori Kushnir.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Proteins offered for pho bowls are chicken, tofu and five varieties of beef, ranging from filet mignon to tripe and tendon.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
The people who churn out that tripe really need to get a grip and go after the real culprits!!!
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2024
Torrez, a San Diego resident, competed in the championship division and his recipe calls for 10 pounds of tripe and four pigs feet.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Shame on them and shame of the student who actually believe the tripe being peddled.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 19 Oct. 2023
The mild, lush broth has restorative, belly-warming properties, but the star is the superb tripe.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
Breaded tripe, tablier de sapeur, is borrowed from grotty bouchons in Lyon; the exceptional raw-bar menu a tribute to the oyster-crazy cafes of Montparnasse; the natural-wine list like a compilation of the chalkboards in every bar à vins east of the Opéra Bastille.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
Behind a window, sandwiches filled with things like elk osso buco or stewed tripe with ’nduja were being sold by a couple who live next door to the theater, Sivan Lahat and Ori Kushnir.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Proteins offered for pho bowls are chicken, tofu and five varieties of beef, ranging from filet mignon to tripe and tendon.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
The people who churn out that tripe really need to get a grip and go after the real culprits!!!
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Tripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tripe. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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tripe
noun1
: stomach tissue of a cud-chewing animal (as a cow) used as food
2
: something poor, worthless, or ridiculous
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