sel
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
abbreviation
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select.
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selected.
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selection; selections.
noun
Example Sentences
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The naan selection alone is worth exploring, ranging from classic plain and garlic cilantro to more adventurous versions like goat cheese with togarashi and black truffle with fleur de sel.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
Like any true French chef worth his sel, Pépin has no issue adoring and cooking the same “gentle, convivial and docile” beast.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022
The cacao is single-origin from Ecuador and spiked with fleur de sel.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2022
Among the salts are a saffron variety, a useful seasoning that’s difficult to produce, and a very popular Guatemalan fleur de sel and ground Tellicherry pepper mix, which isn’t.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021
They'll cost nothing, and I can sel ’em at full prices in England.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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