Examples of soft-boiled in a Sentence
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Sliced cheddar cheese, pooled eggs and soft-boiled eggs were all measured below proper holding temperatures.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Eggs — at the nexus of the protein and whole-foods trends — were everywhere, pre-poached, vacuum-sealed, and soft-boiled.
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Sarah Todd,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Boiled Placing eggs in boiling water with the shells on is another healthy cooking method that can be used until the yolk is runny (soft-boiled) or fully cooked (hard-boiled).
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Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
29 Jan. 2026
The result, according to researchers led by chemist Pellegrino Musto, is that there are now many different cooking methods beyond the simple hard- and soft-boiled options.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Eggs — at the nexus of the protein and whole-foods trends — were everywhere, pre-poached, vacuum-sealed, and soft-boiled.
—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Boiled Placing eggs in boiling water with the shells on is another healthy cooking method that can be used until the yolk is runny (soft-boiled) or fully cooked (hard-boiled).
—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
29 Jan. 2026
The result, according to researchers led by chemist Pellegrino Musto, is that there are now many different cooking methods beyond the simple hard- and soft-boiled options.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Soft-boiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft-boiled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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