How to Use Southerner in a Sentence

Southerner

noun
  • So why do Southerners hate them so?
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Southerners like to use these thick-skinned grapes for preserves and wines.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And there are more than two or three million Southerners there.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 May 2023
  • As any Southerner knows, there's no telling what the weather will deal out that day!
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The best way to capture any Southerner's heart is through a big batch of shrimp and grits.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Even so, plenty of Southerners have been eager to give it a shot.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Elliott, a native Southerner, said sweet tea is a must for her menu, too.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Southerners know the best homemade cornbread comes straight from a cast-iron skillet.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Every Southerner knows that there's no better meal to eat than one that's come off the grill.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
  • Every Southerner should have a go-to cornbread recipe.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Every Southerner has a few go-to recipes that can be pulled together in no time.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • Southerners are a hungry bunch, and somehow nothing hits the spot quite like a simple hot dog.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, any Southerner would argue that the treat was made to be enjoyed on a hot day.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • First things first, Southerners know a lot about sandwiches.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Southerners are known to throw everything but the kitchen sink into a casserole dish.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And proves once again that Southerners can turn almost anything into a dip.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • Southerners believe that a chill up your spine is someone walking over the spot where your future grave will be.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Southerners believe that burning ears out of nowhere means that someone is talking about you.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And of course, like any true Southerner, many of these memories center around the food.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
  • No matter the moment or need, Southerners have a casserole for that.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • No matter the moment or need, Southerners have a casserole for that.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • No matter the moment or need, Southerners have a casserole for that.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • The art of setting a table is one Southerners know well and practice often.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • While snow cream and hot cocoa help Southerners survive a snow day, many are clamoring for a spring thaw.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Southerners will absolutely swoon over this dessert that combines the best of pecan pie and brownies.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But, ever the gracious Southerner, the joke was at his own expense, not his rival's.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Southerners will bend over backward to make their friends and family feel comfortable.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In those cases, Southerners know the value of high-quality fast-food meal.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As these 20 stand-outs show, Southerners go above and beyond to take care of one another.
    — Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
  • The father of three may not be a Southerner himself but his connections to the region run deep.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023

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