How to Use flax in a Sentence

flax

noun

• The strength of the flax makes the products long-lasting.
  — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
• In 1781, the poet Robert Burns moved there to work with flax.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021
• Each cup packs in oats, flax, and pumpkin seeds along with fresh fruit.
  — Molly Dodd, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2015
• Add the flax to the burger mixture along with the cornstarch and stir well to combine.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 20 June 2018
• In a small bowl, make a flax egg by combining the flax meal and water.
  — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• Sesame, chia, sunflower, pumpkin, flax — the list of great-for-you seeds goes on.
  — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
• Horsehair, cotton, flax, and wool are used in each mattress, plus Swedish pine for the frame.
  — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, 1 Oct. 2020
• For those used to the sour flavors of herbs, the musky dustiness of Chinese herbs, and the flax-like flavor of hemp, this wasn’t so bad.
  — Christine Muhlke, Bon Appetit, 19 Oct. 2017
• The cooling portion is filled with lavender and flax seeds that give it a nice hefty weight on your face.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
• Your plant appears to be the type called New Zealand flax (Phorium tenex).
  — oregonlive, 6 May 2023
• Cotton poplin, hemp, and flax are among the top natural fibers for heat-proof style.
  — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 15 June 2021
• Roth went with gray Belgian flax linen curtains to match the modern color scheme of the home ($119, West Elm).
  — Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2018
• Mack’s Flax is made with both whole and ground flax, and has only 1 gram of sugar per serving.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 May 2017
• Sun & Swell Foods has crisps made from cashews, sweet potato and flax, and cookies from dates, cashews, oats and cacao.
  — Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2020
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the nondairy milk, oil, vinegar and ground flaxseeds and let stand for 5 minutes for the flax to gel.
  — Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 5 May 2021
• Nondairy yogurts can be made from soy, coconut, flax, oat, almond and cashew milks.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
• The pillow is offered in two colors: flax and chambray.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
• Out of six other taste testers, the items that stumped us the most were granolas (honey oat and blueberry flax) and agave syrup.
  — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 11 July 2017
• They can be made from the oils from flax seeds, fish, algae, krill, walnuts, and more, providing ALA.
  — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
• Nearly all of his playful spring/summer line is flax-based.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 June 2018
• The remnants of the shoe’s lacing found preserved were likely made of flax or linen, according to the release.
  — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
• Super-food additions to smoothies and bowls, such as flax or chia seeds, are 75 cents apiece.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2017
• She was enslaved at a young age and began working the field harvesting flax at age 13.
  — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
• Four of the slaves likely worked the land, providing food for the table and flax for the loom house where other slaves produced woven cloth.
  — Frank Batavick, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021
• The flagship design of the Pure Aero launches Aug. 25 and features a new grommet design and the addition of flax at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock points on the fame, along with the handle.
  — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
• Walnuts, flax and olive oil contain a fatty acid that converts to DHA but in smaller amounts than what is found in fish oils.
  — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Unlike the cotton so often used in bedsheets, linen is made from flax and is hailed as one of the most—if not the most—breathable fabrics on the market.
  — Tatjana Freund, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 June 2023
• The shoe is made of leather and has a small piece of flax or linen still attached, which archaeologists suspect once served as a shoelace.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• When the heat index rises, there really is no better fabric to put on than linen, a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
  — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2023
• Beat your egg first before folding them into the batter for super fluffy stacks, or go plant-based with a flax egg.
  — Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024