two or more slices of bread with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between them.
a tuna sandwich.
a partially slit bread roll, pita, etc., with a filling.
a falafel sandwich.
something resembling or suggesting a sandwich, as something in horizontal layers.
a plywood sandwich.
to put into a sandwich.
to insert between two other things.
to sandwich a personal appointment between two business meetings.
two or more slices of bread, usually buttered, with a filling of meat, cheese, etc
anything that resembles a sandwich in arrangement
to insert tightly between two other things
to put into a sandwich
to place between two dissimilar things
First recorded in 1755–65; named after the fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718–92)
A sandwich is a meal in the form of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or some other filling between them. Your favorite lunch might be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. When you put something between slices of bread, it's a sandwich. It's named for the Fourth Earl of Sandwich who's credited with inventing it. Sandwich is a verb too, that describes putting something between two other things, like sandwiching gym class between math and lunch. Sometimes sandwich involves being squeezed uncomfortably, like having to sandwich yourself between people on a crowded elevator or subway car.
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He called creator Richie Gaines’ words “offensive” and announced that Yerord Mas would no longer serve the sandwich that L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
It’s the sort of lunch that lands somewhere between a noodle salad and your favorite summer sandwich.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
If that sounds too much, then try the sandwich or the squeeze depending on what feels right for you.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Instead, his wife will make him a turkey sandwich with tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
His stomach was full of sandwich and Mr. Grayson hadn’t assigned any homework.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Despite his reforms, however, Sandwich and his sailors couldn’t save the Colonies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Because it was never in doubt that Sandwich Guy threw the sandwich; he admitted it to law enforcement.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2025
The Countess of Sandwich gets to the crux of what she sees as the Duchess of Sussex's rebrand dilemma.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
Assemble the Sandwich: On a toasted slice of sourdough, pile the giardiniera chicken salad.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
“Miss Kovalevsky’s equations? Miss Bird’s travels to the Sandwich Islands?”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
It’s a little mom and pop kind of place and they have terrific coffee and breakfast sandwiches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Smash burgers and chopped cheese sandwiches made from prime Angus beef.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
All of these salads can also be stuffed in between two slices of your favorite bread and transformed into sandwiches.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ideal for summer, this light and feathery style of bread can be used as buns for barbecues, for sandwiches in a picnic and in those lazy summer picky teas.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The next morning, on his way to school, Jake noticed a long line snaking out of the corner bodega, a small grocery and convenience store where people bought their coffee, bagels, and egg sandwiches.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
State regulators have launched an investigation into the incident, and some local officials have called it a wake-up call for communities like Boyle Heights, where homes are sandwiched close to industry and manufacturing districts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The capybaras’ stretch of the Pinheiros River is a former no-man’s land; geographically, it’s in the center of the city, and yet isolated, sandwiched between an expressway’s northbound and southbound lanes.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Ferrocene consists of an iron atom sandwiched between two five carbon rings.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
The MV Hondius set sail from this spectacular Patagonian port, sandwiched between snow-capped mountains and the South Atlantic, on April 1.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
On that list my brother and father were numbers 287 and 289, and I was sandwiched between them at number 288.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Job growth averaged 150,000 to 200,000 a month in the decade sandwiching the 2020-2021 pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Our gulab jamun ice cream cakes have become a defining product for Malai: saffron syrup–soaked cardamom cakes sandwiching our rose with Cinnamon roasted Almonds Ice Cream .
From Salon ● May 31, 2025
Norris and Piastri had been second and fourth, sandwiching Russell, but lost their times for exceeding track limits.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023
Stanton started in right field for the 11th time and reached base three times, sandwiching a walk around the home runs.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
I motion for Suma to remain at the back of the line, sandwiching the three of them between us.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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