Get to know Pies better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Pies meaning
plural of pie
Using Pies
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of pie
- In the example corpus, pies often appears in combinations such as: pies and, mince pies, the pies.
Context around Pies
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pies
- In this selection, "pies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sized, mincemeat, mini, now, morecambe and cobblers stand out and add context to how "pies" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 12 pies it often and 9 inch pies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pies" sits close to words such as bacterial, caregivers and compressed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pies
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And that’s just the pies. (6 words)
You can choose from the mini pies or the cutie pies. (11 words)
Bobby Hill (left) hugs Pies teammate Billy Frampton during the Anzac Day clash. (13 words)
The ever spiraling apples that have been baked into pies in years past, a tradition our opinion editor shares with her mom, may not yield the 10-12 pies it often has for extended family, but a single pie will carry out the tradition all the same. (47 words)
I haven’t personally tried this strategy for sweet pies, such as apple or pumpkin pies, but it should be applicable as long as the filling, whether it’s savory or sweet, is between two layers of crust. (38 words)
And a more mature American dining public – accustomed to sushi, pho, kimchi, fried Brussels sprouts, kale salads and so much more – presumably won’t turn up its nose at rutabaga layer cakes, parsnip custards or beet pies. (37 words)
Apple and cherry pies are popular, but where are the banana cream, coconut cream or peach pies? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
New England mincemeat pies are usually full-sized pies, as opposed to the individual-sized pies now common in Britain.
You can choose from the mini pies or the cutie pies.
They offer personal-sized pies with reliable, year-round classics and delicious seasonal pies.
While we do also have a whole week dedicated to pies in March, Liverpool serves up delicious meat pies and sweet desserts all year round.
My mom used None Such mincemeat, which still is available, to make her pies, but she added four peeled, cored, and sliced apples to the mixture so she could make two 9-inch pies.
She also produced all the fresh pies for Pinewood Park for a number of years, baking as many as 20 pies a day, no easy feat in a wood burning stove.
The ever spiraling apples that have been baked into pies in years past, a tradition our opinion editor shares with her mom, may not yield the 10-12 pies it often has for extended family, but a single pie will carry out the tradition all the same.
I haven’t personally tried this strategy for sweet pies, such as apple or pumpkin pies, but it should be applicable as long as the filling, whether it’s savory or sweet, is between two layers of crust.
Apple and cherry pies are popular, but where are the banana cream, coconut cream or peach pies?
Ever since Morecambe insourced their catering operation from another fine pie maker (Potts Pies) Morecambe have hit upon a winning formula under Graham’s stewardship making great pies which arguably outshine the football on display.
Pies, cobblers, and clafoutis main Pies and cobblers are a crust with a filling.
Pies were created from such mixtures of sweet and savoury foods; in Tudor England, shrid pies (as they were known then) were formed from shredded meat, suet and dried fruit.
Additionally, the lemurs were treated to pies made of a primate biscuit crust and filled with mashed sweet potatoes garnished with almonds and puffed rice cereal.
All are welcome to this free non-denominational event, followed by tea, coffee and mince pies.
And a more mature American dining public – accustomed to sushi, pho, kimchi, fried Brussels sprouts, kale salads and so much more – presumably won’t turn up its nose at rutabaga layer cakes, parsnip custards or beet pies.
And it is not just perfect for pizza, you can reheat croissants for your sweet breakfast or bake pies, biscuits and pastries directly on the refractory stone.
And that’s just the pies.
Apple, Cherry, and Oatmeal Pecan pies were the popular accompaniment to the Manhattan Barefoot Dixieland Band Sunday.
At £1.75 for just two little pies they were definitely the most expensive offering but, of course, it was impossible to grumble with the taste and texture.
Bobby Hill (left) hugs Pies teammate Billy Frampton during the Anzac Day clash.
Common combinations with pies
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pies and 31×
- mince pies 30×
- the pies 15×
- pies are 12×
- pies in 10×
- pies but 8×
- of pies 8×
- pies with 7×
- meat pies 7×
- pies at 6×