How to Use herbaceous in a Sentence

herbaceous

adjective

• There’s also an herbaceous chickpea pomade with peas and smoked fish milk.
  — Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
• The lamb leg is funky and herbaceous, and the spring leek in vichyssoise is charred and delicate.
  — Jessica Henderson, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019
• The popular pork-and-fennel and the pork-and-chive dumplings are meaty with a bright, herbaceous note.
  — Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2018
• With a botanical base, gin has an herbaceous vibe that fits neatly into the plant craze.
  — John Kell, Fortune, 22 June 2019
• Purslane’s herbaceous flavor is peppery, with notes of lemon and cucumber.
  — Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2018
• These wines can add all sorts of flavors—briny, nutty, herbaceous, floral or botanical, and more.
  — Al Culliton, Bon Appétit, 8 Aug. 2019
• Along with adding bright flavor to meals, basil can add a fresh, herbaceous element to a variety of cocktails and drinks.
  — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 31 July 2024
• While the herbaceous back notes of from the elderflower, keeps your company guessing at the hard-to-place finish.
  — Daniel Wolfe, Quartzy, 9 Aug. 2019
• The herbaceous aperitifs, though, are more bitter than sweet, so that premeal drink will be less like a sugary frappé and more like an earthy refreshment.
  — Grace Dickinson, https://www.inquirer.com, 6 June 2019
• The richness of the pecorino and herbaceous almonds deepens its flavor and makes it a deceptively filling dish.
  — Alexandra Hall, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2019
• The finished pickles are slightly salty, redolent with herbaceous Mexican oregano and laced with chipotle smoke, followed by the sharper heat of fresh jalapeño.
  — SFChronicle.com, 26 July 2019
• Honey’s floral sweetness plays beautifully with thyme’s herbaceous notes, for a sophisticated upgrade to a bake sale classic.
  — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 17 June 2019
• Worse, the dry conditions meant poor growth of grasses and other low-growing herbaceous plants, which limited nesting cover for hens and making those nests more vulnerable to predation.
  — Shannon Tompkins, ExpressNews.com, 8 June 2019
• The palates are clean and fresh with soft herbaceous tones.
  — Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 13 May 2021
• There are over 800 species of this this hardy herbaceous plant.
  — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
• The new collection has notes that range from fresh and herbaceous to musky and sweet.
  — Caitie Kelly Kin Woo Kate Guadagnino Nicole Demarco Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• The herbaceous, hearty cube shape looks elegant in a soap dish or hung by the bath.
  — Jamie Sims Angela Koh Caitie Kelly Gage Daughdrill Shannon Adducci Ella Riley-Adams Caitie Kelly Angela Koh, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• Or perhaps a bright and herbaceous salad with showy gourmet flair put you over the edge.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The Malvasia and the Sauvignon help with the bouquet giving the fruity and fresh herbaceous notes.
  — Tom Hyland, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• What's on the bar menu at Uchi Cole describes the drinks at Uchi as herbaceous and seasonal.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
• For instance, Italian Kush is bright and herbaceous—and not at all sweet.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Mar. 2023
• This hearty and herbaceous bean dish can be served as a side or a vegan main course.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• Louis Vuitton’s On the Beach, a blend of bright yuzu, herbaceous rosemary, and woodsy cypress, is one.
  — Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
• The second, the herbaceous Almave Ámbar, is for sipping on the rocks.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023
• The word itself means bitter, and some of these herbaceous Italian liqueurs can pack a mean punch.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 28 May 2021
• The overall effect ranges from sweet to spicy, with a deep herbaceous backdrop.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
• Think of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt but on steroids — not as salty, with an herbaceous kick of what tastes like oregano and rosemary.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• Is the site mostly open soil, with a few herbaceous weeds — maybe a former garden bed?
  — Margaret Roach, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020
• The flowers bloom in a wider range of colors than herbaceous peonies and last a little bit longer (up to 14 days).
  — Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020
• Not every player, though, is a fan of the taste that some have called too bitter, too herbaceous, too earthy.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024