How to Use lima bean in a Sentence

lima bean

noun

• When the oil starts smoking, throw the lima beans in first.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 27 Feb. 2018
• The Grand Del Mar golf course was once a lima bean farm.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• Why in the hell would a 14-year-old boy want lima beans and tofu?
  — Lori Berger, Redbook, 12 Apr. 2011
• And the CT scan revealed a growth about the size of a lima bean on his pituitary.
  — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2021
• On the edge of his right wrist, the doctor found a nodule, a little larger than a lima bean.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
• But as the city expanded westward in the 1920s, the lima bean fields were plowed under and the swampland drained to make room for homes.
  — Scott Garner, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• That meat gets used as a seasoning in some of the sides, which is why those lima beans had that smoky flavor.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• It’s also made with legumes (peas or lima beans), and fish or other seafood.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 13 June 2023
• The experts might have turned the project into a steaming plate of lima beans that no child would ever eat.
  — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019
• Stir in the lima beans, chives, tarragon, butter, salt, and pepper.
  — ExpressNews.com, 12 June 2019
• Guests would grab a can and get whatever was inside—ham, corn, lima beans.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 24 May 2018
• There’s little room for our wine glasses or the cups that hold the last sips of a compellingly wonky lima bean cocktail.
  — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
• Add the onion, celery, potatoes, lima beans and carrots to slow cooker.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 23 Mar. 2018
• Bribing kids to finish all of their lima beans and broccoli is a parenting crutch with deep roots.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 28 May 2020
• Ostrocods are little crustaceans, like a shrimp encased in a lima bean shell.
  — Tim Laman, National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2016
• The most important part when creating this dish is adding in a good amount of seasoning as well as lima beans or green peas.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2020
• Lime and mint give creamy butter beans or baby lima beans a refreshing tang in this wholesome side dish.
  — ExpressNews.com, 27 Nov. 2019
• Baby lima beans are also a great addition to curries and sausage stews.
  — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Three years: Arugula, green bean, lima bean, broccoli, carrot, lettuce and pea seeds.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
• An eastern indigo snake squirms in the hands of one keeper and a possum named Ken eats apples and lima beans while perched on the shoulder of another.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
• Cook the lima beans and peas according to package directions.
  — Nancy L., Woman's Day, 17 Nov. 2011
• An entree of breaded crab cakes, staged on a succotash of corn, tomatoes and lima beans, made me wonder why all Maryland crab cakes aren’t served this way.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2019
• The baby lima beans most notable for their flavorful, al dente nature.
  — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2018
• In my house, a common Sunday afternoon involves large white lima beans stained purple with small black beans.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
• Add 4 ears corn, each cut into thirds, and 2 cups fresh lima beans; cook, turning corn often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
  — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2017
• That was often flat green or lima beans, tomatoes, onions and snails, and maybe rabbit or chicken on special occasions.
  — cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
• Sometimes the rice accompanying the kebab is colored pink and studded with sweet cherries, or mixed with fresh dill and lima beans.
  — Jenn Harris, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• Its site in Westchester — a wide, flat stretch along the sea that once yielded handsome harvests of lima beans and barley — was an aviation natural.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• Ever since British artist Anish Kapoor erected a giant stainless-steel lima bean in the heart of Chicago's newest downtown park, the visitors have come.
  — Cassie Walker, ELLE Decor, 31 Aug. 2010
• While chicken cools, stir tomatoes, lima beans and corn into stew and continue to simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
  — Andrea Weigl, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024