Explore Pie through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like pastry. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Pie meaning
- A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.)
- Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.
- A pizza.
Synonyms of Pie
Using Pie
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.) | Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling. | A pizza.
- Useful related words include: pastry, proto-indo european, indo-european, indo-european language.
- In the example corpus, pie often appears in combinations such as: the pie, pie and, pumpkin pie.
Context around Pie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pie
- In this selection, "pie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pumpkin, apple, bake, crust, pumpkin and category stand out and add context to how "pie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 23 cm pie plate works, a flaky pie crust recipe and android pie. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pie" sits close to words such as assassination, superstar and amateur, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You are supposed to eat pie, bake pie, and/or bake pie for your friends. (15 words)
She says the hands-down crowd favorites in summer are peach pie and strawberry-rhubarb pie. (16 words)
The early mince pie was known by several names, including mutton pie, shrid pie and Christmas pie. (17 words)
Kay Croot, who runs the farm shop, said: “We were thrilled to win the reserve champion award for our new Croots Steak, Mushroom and Cracked Black Peppercorn Pie at the British Pie Awards, narrowly being pipped at the post by the Champion pie. (43 words)
The menu includes an Apple Pie made with See Canyon apples and topped with an oat streusel for $50, a classic Pumpkin Pie crafted from Libby’s recipe for $45, and a Pecan Pie with a rich bourbon custard for $48. (41 words)
Last year saw Chunk of Devon, based in Ottery St Mary, win the Vegan Pie category with its mushroom cassoulet pie, and in the Steak and Kidney Pie category, Anton’s Butchers at Colyton claimed the top spot. (38 words)
Also, I have a Flaky Pie Crust recipe on thefarmchicken.com so if you need a pie crust recipe for this pie be sure to check that out! (28 words)
For this pie, I use a 10-inch (25 cm) flan plate; however, a 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate works too, it just makes for a higher pie! (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
The early mince pie was known by several names, including mutton pie, shrid pie and Christmas pie.
Also, I have a Flaky Pie Crust recipe on thefarmchicken.com so if you need a pie crust recipe for this pie be sure to check that out!
Cap off your dinner with a dreamy salted honey pie, pumpkin pie, or apple quince pie from this cozy cafe.
Kay Croot, who runs the farm shop, said: “We were thrilled to win the reserve champion award for our new Croots Steak, Mushroom and Cracked Black Peppercorn Pie at the British Pie Awards, narrowly being pipped at the post by the Champion pie.
Last year saw Chunk of Devon, based in Ottery St Mary, win the Vegan Pie category with its mushroom cassoulet pie, and in the Steak and Kidney Pie category, Anton’s Butchers at Colyton claimed the top spot.
The menu includes an Apple Pie made with See Canyon apples and topped with an oat streusel for $50, a classic Pumpkin Pie crafted from Libby’s recipe for $45, and a Pecan Pie with a rich bourbon custard for $48.
For this pie, I use a 10-inch (25 cm) flan plate; however, a 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate works too, it just makes for a higher pie!
Food & Friends’ online pie shop is the only place we know that’s doing a “Sky pie”—a salted- caramel/brownie pie with a dash of sea salt ($45).
The study also showed ingredients and foods most used to celebrate Halloween are likely to be sweet potato, caramel, cake pop, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, apple pie, caramel apple, sweet popcorn, pumpkin pie spice, and candy apple.
Ruth Foster, the volunteer coordinator or “Pie Lady,” said she ordered 225 pie tins and an equal number of shallow and deep pie boxes.
You are supposed to eat pie, bake pie, and/or bake pie for your friends.
Characteristics Desperate Dan's favourite food is cow pie – a type of enormous meat pie with the horns sticking out, although the term " cow pie " has a different meaning in the American West.
If necessary, impossible consonant sequences are rectified as in Tocharian A. Consonants The following are the main changes between PIE and Proto-Tocharian: * Centum change: PIE "palatals" merge with PIE "plain velars".
A butcher from Leabrooks has been crowned as having the best Steak Pie and Best Pork Pie in Britain at this year's Smithfield Awards.
After an hour of baking, or when the pie crust is lightly brown on the edges, take the pie out and let it cool.
Not just any pie, this was a traditional pub steak and stout pie served with chips and peas.
On Pi Day, Grand Traverse Pie Company is giving away a of Michigan ABC Crumb Pie with any purchase.
Place the pie pan on a baking sheet, pour the filling into the pie crust, and bake until the filling is set, about 1 hour.
She says the hands-down crowd favorites in summer are peach pie and strawberry-rhubarb pie.
Tucked away to the side of the pool is a pie stand, where the pie one picks corresponds to a favorite character in the show.
Phrases with pie
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with pie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the pie 35×
- pie and 19×
- pumpkin pie 13×
- pie is 12×
- pie in 11×
- mince pie 9×
- pie crust 9×
- apple pie 9×
- pie with 9×
- shepherd pie 8×