How do you use the word "bagel" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "bagel": Eh, it's an onion-flavoured bagel! Early to bed, early to catch the worm. Or, is it the bagel?

Bagel Meaning

/ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

nounA score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).

Sentence Examples

Eh, it's an onion-flavoured bagel!

Early to bed, early to catch the worm. Or, is it the bagel?

My goal is to visit all the bagel places in Boston.

CEFR Practice Quiz

For breakfast, she toasted a plain ____ and spread cream cheese over its crispy surface.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I had a fresh ____ with cream cheese and salmon for my breakfast.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰowgʰ-o-sder. Proto-Germanic *baugaz Proto-West Germanic *baug Old High German boug Middle High German boucder. Yiddish בייגל (beygl)bor. English bagel Borrowed from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”). Compare obsolete English bee, Old English bēag, Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon bōg, Middle Low German bōg, Old Norse baugr. Also compare dialectal Austrian German Beugel, Beigel. See also beag.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The Scot, who had been close to a two-set deficit in his semi-final against David Ferrer, avoided the dreaded bagel by seeing off a set point at 5-0 down before finally breaking the Djokovic serve to love as he began to go for his shots with the set seemingly gone." — 2011 January 30, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Djokovic too good for Murray in final”, in BBC:

"“He’s so adorable, Aaron. Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel. Very appropriate.”" — 2003, Jeffrey Cohen, A Farewell to Legs: An Aaron Tucker Mystery, Bancroft Press, →ISBN, page 211:

"In October, Allan and Rebecca began to care for Marty’s dog Phil more often and adopted the “bagel” (basset and beagle mix breed) when the time came." — 2005, Christina Larson, Marty Is Dead, Protea Publishing, →ISBN, page 86:

"The Bagel isn’t necessarily a popular dog, but they seem to appear often enough to be worth mentioning." — 2005, Margaret H. Bonham, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Designer Dogs, Alpha Books, →ISBN, page 109:

"The Bagel is a cross between the Beagle and the Basset Hound. Though not as popular as some of the more well-established mixes, the short-coated Bagel has the loving personality one would expect from two Hounds, plus the potential for some stubbornness." — 2010, Dogs All-in-One For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., page 601:

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