How to Use juniper in a Sentence

juniper

noun
  • Renee Charley picks female juniper berries to make ghost-beads.
    Kiliii Yüyan, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Leyland cypress and blue point juniper are good choices for small landscape trees.
    ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Each home site in these neighborhoods was piled with wildland fuel—juniper and pinyon trees, in one case—and set ablaze.
    Daniel Duane, Wired, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The researchers found juniper resin and frankincense on the mummy’s surface.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The spirit is then distilled a second time with juniper berries and other botanicals, which add flavor.
    Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Driving into the Navajo Nation, big sandstone bluffs are followed by rolling hills with lots of sage and juniper.
    Julia Turshen, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Our reward is camp, a garden of boulders, juniper, rabbit brush and shadscale across from a mezzanine overlooking a colossal basin of canyons and plateaus, ripples and folds, castles and kingdoms.
    John Briley, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
  • As for those juniper trees here in Texas (the mountain cedar that unleashes an annual allergic plague), that works, too, and should provide a similar flavor, but neither wood should be used for long cooks.
    Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Simultaneously, its lighter counterpart, Roses on Ice, focuses on floral, musk, and the sparkle of juniper berries.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The cow was about 200 yards from the road, near the edge of a field and some juniper trees.
    Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The air smells of juniper and pine, and my pulse is racing.
    Marcia Desanctis, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Owls love to nest in conifers such as juniper, pine and spruce trees.
    Ann Cameron Siegal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Remove from the heat and discard the herb stems and juniper berries.
    Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The ranch rolls across 700 acres, dotted with cedar and juniper trees.
    Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The two lounged in the morning sun in a private dirt pen ringed by juniper trees.
    Gustavo Arellano, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • The first reports of mass juniper tree diebacks began in 2018 in Utah.
    Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2021
  • The brown juniper beads keep the bad spirits away, and the black stones benefit sleep.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • Then there are the beautiful juniper trees and piñon trees of the Southwest.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021
  • There are no pews, just green and red camp chairs placed beneath the branches of a juniper tree.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The burger is topped with caramelized onions that are seasoned with fresh herbs and juniper berries.
    Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Nov. 2021
  • There's an art scene, breweries, a distillery that makes gin from the area's spruce and juniper trees.
    John D. Sutter, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The sauce is sweet from caramelized onions and savory with fresh rosemary, thyme and pine-y juniper berries.
    Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Tree pollens are the main culprit at the moment, such as birch and juniper.
    Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The fruit of the juniper plant, a conifer, is a type of tiny cone that is similar to a pinecone, according to DNR.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The ale is made with juniper berries, which impart a nice dryness on the finish and yield slight pine.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Fresh combines juniper berry and cilantro with lime peels, oregano, and more to create a gin-like sip.
    Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The hotshots are pictured in front of a giant juniper tree that the crew had saved during the 2013 Doce Fire near Prescott.
    Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2021
  • The gnarled branches of a 1,600-year-old juniper tree form a fire-breathing dragon.
    Hikari Hida, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Next, fill in gaps with snips of blue spruce or juniper branches for color.
    Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Pines, junipers and oaks with small meadows pooled around them create a bucolic setting.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024

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