Key lime pie

American  

noun

1. a custardlike pie made with lime juice, condensed milk, eggs, and flavorings and served in a pastry shell.

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Example Sentences

This month, as an LTO in some stores, Taco Bell is selling Baja Blast Pie, a neon green Key lime pie for “a Friendsgiving flex,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

"Key lime pie is such an American thing," she said.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2025

The Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Key West, where Key lime pie originated, was won by Joshua Mogle, a 38-year-old Altoona, Iowa, tire manufacturing manager.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Lucia: And the Key lime pie is excellent there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2023

She remembers a Cuban restaurant that made a Key lime pie she loved.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022