How to Use prickly pear in a Sentence

prickly pear

noun

• More:The best way to enjoy prickly pear is to drink it.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• Hints of açai, prickly pear, and berries float up with each sip.
  — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
• Soft, smooth, shiny hair that looks healthy and smells like sweet prickly pear.
  — Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
• However, the prickly pear on the hamachi will reestablish the sense of place.
  — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
• The landscape is palm trees and prickly pear cacti and all the colors of the Mediterranean.
  — Ilaria Ravarino, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2023
• The beer promised prickly pear flavor but wasn't listed as a sour.
  — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 14 Feb. 2020
• The prickly pear fruit syrup blends with lime juice and features a nice crunch from the seeds of a barrel cactus.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022
• The aroma and flavor are true to a prickly pear, but no sugar in this one, very sour.
  — cleveland, 20 Aug. 2020
• Yes, Canyon’s famed prickly pear margarita is still the blushing belle of the ball.
  — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
• The gaudy purple of the hedgehogs; the yellow, orange and peach of the prickly pears; and finally the ivory cream of the saguaros add their own touch of drama.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
• The other flavors are spicy (with jalapeño), Rio Red grapefruit and prickly pear.
  — Robin Soslow, Chron, 22 Aug. 2022
• Get a scoop like the high-desert favorite prickly pear or snag a cone filled with classic butter pecan, churned in-house.
  — Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2022
• Hack apart barrel cacti and prickly pear, then chew the pulp for moisture.
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 19 June 2020
• The Dark Sky made with jalapeno tequila, lime, peach liqueur, prickly pear syrup and cucumber.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2020
• Sprawling plumerias, a prickly pear cactus and a gorgeous crown of thorns stood next to a wrought iron fence.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Willow bark is the source of salicylic acid to clear away the blackheads, and prickly pear enzymes.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022
• Workers start by rearing the bug on its plant of choice, the prickly pear (also known as the pear cactus or nopal) of the Opuntia genus.
  — Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022
• After his tee shot found a prickly pear on the sixth, Schauffele noticed a loose cactus pad near his feet.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2022
• In an easy three miles round-trip, this trail transports you to a land of sandstone spires and prickly pear cacti that bask under the desert sun year-round.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2020
• The refreshing drink hit the shelves earlier this year and is made from the pink fruit of the prickly pear cactus that grows in Mexico.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2021
• Tohono Chul in Tucson seeks to teach people that the Sonoran Desert is home to more than just saguaro and prickly pear cacti.
  — Frederick Tippett, Sunset Magazine, 7 Dec. 2021
• Pluck a tiny cochineal from a prickly pear cactus: The insect produces a bright-red dye that was prized in Europe for two centuries.
  — Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
• After all, not too many people can say they were saved by a patch of prickly pear cacti while being shot at!
  — oregonlive, 5 June 2020
• This project sports pinks and purples and highlights some Arizona favorites: a prickly pear cactus and a large quail.
  — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2022
• Along the way, keep an eye out for plants like lemonade berry, prickly pear cactus, pepper trees and a variety of pine trees.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
• Refreshing take-home versions of the gin-and-lime Vespa ($8) and tart prickly pear margarita ($9) filled the gap.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 11 June 2020
• Head to Casa Sensei for the Pink Sunrise made with white rum, lime juice, mint, prickly pear, sugar, and soda water.
  — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• The Hart offers a black sesame panna cotta with prickly pear granita.
  — Genevieve Yam, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2022
• And while the candies can be a treat, most locals forgo them in favor of prickly pear drinks from sour beers to fuchsia cocktails.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2021
• One section of the land had lotebush and granjeño shrubs, prickly pear cactuses and bunches of bluestem grass where the lizards like to cool down or hide from predators.
  — Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com, 27 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024