How to Use barley in a Sentence

barley

noun
  • Include grains such as quinoa, barley, and millet in your meals.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Bourbon is made from corn, Scotch from barley, and Rye whiskey from rye grain.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2021
  • This reaction is triggered by eating gluten, found in wheat, rye, barley, and many other food products.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The most common food allergies are peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, milk, eggs, wheat, spelt, rye, barley, soy, red meat, and sesame.
    Daniel More, Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Jullapat highlights eight grains: barley, buckwheat, corn, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, and wheat.
    Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2021
  • Tender beef, hearty barley, and fresh vegetables make this dish nourishing and delicious.
    Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Whole grains like quinoa, rye, oats, barley, and brown rice provide complex carbohydrates that are digested more slowly.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
  • On the rocks: This is a refreshing way to enjoy shochu and is most commonly preferred with the barley or sweet potato shochu varieties.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2021
  • Your grain of choice — farro, wild rice, quinoa or barley — can be prepared ahead and stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for at least a week, ready to go.
    Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 5 May 2021
  • Since then, China placed restrictions or tariffs on certain Australian imports like coal, barley and wine.
    Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 26 May 2021
  • Shochu is a clear white spirit that's distilled from (one or a combination of) grains and vegetables such as barley (mugi), rice (kome), or sweet potato (imo).
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2021
  • The mash bills of Irish pot still whiskeys must have a minimum of 30% malted and a minimum of 30% unmalted barley.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • In the years since, the site was used for malting barley.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Return the soup to a boil, and add the barley and pepper.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The secret comes from the use of koji to ferment the barley used to make the whisky.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
  • Rye, wheat and barley are the chief grains that are malted.
    Zoeann Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Gluten is a protein that can be in wheat, rye and barley.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The smooth brew contains corn barley, and rye and is sold at Falls City Beer.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Gluten is a protein in grains like barley, rye, and wheat.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Think beans, grains (steel-cut oats, rice, barley, etc.) and large, sinewy cuts of meat.
    Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Fields of barley, hay and oats; some sheep, some cows, some pigs; a kitchen garden.
    Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • In late spring of most years, the villagers harvest wheat, barley and lentils.
    Vivian Yee, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Vegan is for the home cook who lingers in the grain aisle at the grocery store—barley!
    Bon Appétit, 14 Mar. 2022
  • All corn, barley, wheat, and rye are from Sawyer Farms in Hillsboro.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
  • And unlike some whole grains such as barley, rye, and wheat, quinoa is gluten free.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Gluten-free eaters don’t consume the gluten, a protein that is found in wheat, barley and rye.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2021
  • And yet a farmer selling barley to a trader gets less than $100 per ton.
    Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 10 July 2022
  • The term pot still refers to whiskey based on a mash bill of malted and unmalted barley.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Fiber-rich foods: Whole grains like brown rice, barley, and quinoa, as well as berries, apples, and beans.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024
  • And pearled barley has been polished to remove both the hull and bran layers.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 July 2024

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