How to Use fast-food in a Sentence

fast-food

adjective
  • Around 80% of fries consumed in the US come from fast-food chains.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
  • It’s done so with fast-food chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s.
    — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • One of the hottest fast-food stocks isn’t known for its Golden Arches.
    — Heather Haddon, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
  • What does a fast-food chain have to do with an 11-minute all-female mission to space?
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Fire crews put out the blaze at the fast-food restaurant located on Ranch Drive.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
  • And the answer is just as murky for fast-food restaurants or coffee shops.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
  • At the time, the fast-food chain was floundering in the wake of the financial crisis, with shares down 31% in two years.
    — Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • Night owls who live or party in San Jose got a fast-food gift on Tuesday.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The fast-food chain’s mascots haven’t been front and center lately.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Her contact with them is limited to an hour or so a week in a fast-food joint.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
  • That's more than all the fast-food establishments in the U.S. combined.
    — Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 22 July 2024
  • Still, the chain’s attempt to create a fast-food version of a birria taco falls short.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The fast-food joint that Drake helped put on the map is expanding in South Florida.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Shephard recalled that one of them had worn a fast-food uniform.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Last year, the average hourly wage for fast-food workers was $16.21.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The fast-food heist was captured on the family's Ring camera.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The avian flu has also wrought havoc in the U.S., though fast-food breakfasts are secure at the moment.
    — Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2024
  • With Peltz’s departure, the firm holds two board seats at the fast-food company.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Real was last seen at a fast-food restaurant in Portland on March 27.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 May 2024
  • Scott Gallegos likened the smell to the one fast-food workers constantly have to wash out of their clothes.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Today, nugget ice is common in many restaurants, not just in fast-food joints.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023
  • Many Starbucks’ stores feel more like a fast-food restaurant than a coffee shop, Cook said.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 July 2024
  • Yes, some fast-food chains and restaurants will be open for business on Christmas, but many will be shut.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Now, the fast-food chain has announced a brand-new flavor of wings just in time for football season: Sweet ‘N Spicy.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Give us the low-down but stick to local establishments (no fast-food or chains, please).
    — Peter Chakerian, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In September 2023, Olivia took to TikTok to make a special request from the fast-food chain.
    — Erin Clements, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • The iconic fast-food burger chain now has plans for its third restaurant in Idaho.
    — Gabe Barnard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Of the many fast-food chains Louisville residents wish were closer, Cook Out has often been brought up.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2024
  • This was the year Popeyes—a fast-food company previously known for bone-in chicken—lost the bones, added a bun (and some pickles and mayo), and set off a complete frenzy.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 May 2025
  • The fast-food giant teamed with content creator Maria Legarda on an early Mother's Day surprise.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025

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