How to Use gourd in a Sentence

gourd

noun

• Keep in Mind The size and shape of the gourd will vary.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• The front steps, the grass, and even the roof are dotted with gourds.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 12 Sep. 2019
• Brisk air filled the cockpit as Levy opened the door and dropped the gourd.
  — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2021
• The weight is too much when the bear attempts to pick up the gourd, and the pumpkin bowls the bear over.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 Oct. 2021
• Easy as pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie is the food of the gourds.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
• Carve out the gourd of your choice, fill it with fall blooms, and add grapevine for even more charm.
  — Shelby Deering, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2020
• In the painting, the deer is carrying both the monkey and the gourd.
  — Laura Dean, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
• Like going to the pumpkin farm and grabbing a gourd to carve with the kids.
  — Adam Schubak, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022
• Arrange a few gourds or pumpkins around the vase, and you're done!
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
• Find a pumpkin patch and pick out the perfect gourd for your jack-o’-lantern.
  — Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
• Bortz lobbed the gourd to Lavender who swung and smashed the pumpkin into bits and chunks.
  — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 5 Nov. 2021
• Fill a wire basket with pumpkins and gourds and place on a ledge or shelf.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
• The hefty gourd was grown by local farmer Mohamed Sadiq.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2020
• Martha Stewart manned the helm of a giant wheel barrel of gourds.
  — Grace McCarty, SELF, 29 Sep. 2023
• Choose from 15 variety of pumpkins and gourds set in the easy-pick field.
  — Beth Rankin, The Know, 4 Oct. 2019
• Spray paint the top of your pumpkin a sparkling color to match your gilded gourd.
  — Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
• For horns, slice the ends off nubby gourds and attach with toothpicks.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
• Sometimes, Cleaveland said, the gourd decides which path to take.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021
• Each gourd will vary slightly in size and shape, but expect your gourd to be about 9 to 10 inches tall.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• And then a reminder that the banjo has its roots in West African stringed gourd instruments.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2019
• Each day will start with Kumeyaay bird singing and gourd dancing, followed by the grand entry for all dancers at noon.
  — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023
• This Halloween, use a gourd to chill your favorite vino.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• At the end of the trail (and the story) kids could pick out a pumpkin or a gourd and decorate them with markers and/or stickers.
  — Steve Smith, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019
• Use washable chalk markers to trace the design onto a gourd and Lino Cut tools to carve away the surface skin.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
• The gourds themselves are grown on a farm in Pennsylvania.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• But this gourd is great for so much more: hearty salads, sheet roasts, dips, curries, pastas, and sweet treats.
  — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 18 Sep. 2020
• Shrimp and buthee, a gourd, are tossed in rice flour and garam masala, then fried to a bronze and paired with a dipping sauce that ricochets from hot chiles to sour tamarind.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
• Touches of the season around the mantle and the hearth feature arrangements of pumpkins, gourds, and fall leaves.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
• To fend off mold and bacteria, mix water with a bit of bleach and give your gourds a refreshing spritz.
  — Arricca Sansone and Blair Donovan, Country Living, 19 July 2019
• The smooth wood decking around the perimeter of the house is patched in places where the wood was worn, but the patches were done decoratively in the shape of a small gourd.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024