How to Use sweet pea in a Sentence

sweet pea

noun
  • Shop the bag in black, beige, blue shadow, slate green, and sweet pea.
    Kristi Kellogg, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Now is the time to order sweet peas so they can be started at the end of the month or so.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Poulet blanchi, gently stewed in a cream sauce with sweet peas, a hint of garlic and onions.
    Kate Washington, sacbee, 22 June 2018
  • These sweet peas are a cross between English and snow peas.
    Linda Gassenheimer, miamiherald, 3 June 2018
  • Early fall is the best time to plant sweet peas for fragrant bouquets in March and April.
    Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 22 Sep. 2017
  • From the entrees, a sleeper hit was poulet blanchi, chicken cooked in a cream sauce with sweet peas and onions.
    Kate Washington, sacbee, 22 June 2018
  • Grow stock in the full sun to produce a colorful, fragrant cut flower in the same league as the sweet pea.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Tomato cages work well as trellises for the sweet pea vines.
    Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Like, even world-class athletes run outta gas, sweet pea.
    Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The flowers daisy and sweet pea also represent those born in April.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Packets of sweet pea seeds are available at most nurseries.
    Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Combine the pasta with sweet peas, parsley, lemon, and Parmesan cheese.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
  • One of the darkest varieties of sweet pea, 'Black Knight' blooms are a deep crimson that look ike black flowers in shade.
    Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Spread ricotta cheese to cover each piece of baguette and top with the sweet pea salad and a small piece of prosciutto.
    Kristen Massad, Dallas News, 28 July 2021
  • My first meal opened with pesce marinato, atop a sweet pea panna cotta, from the raw bar.
    Kate Washington, sacbee, 11 May 2018
  • And use the same smashing technique in this Potato and Pea Chowder that loads up on all of spring’s finest produce: leeks, potatoes, and sweet peas.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Similarly, a chunk of big-eye tuna from the main dishes came with savory romesco and sweet peas, which would have been enough.
    Kate Washington, sacbee, 11 May 2018
  • These sweet pea seeds from David's Garden Seeds will bloom beautiful bouquets in 100 days.
    Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Larger seeds, like nasturtiums and sweet peas, are planted about one-quarter to one-half inch deep.
    NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2017
  • At the Capuchin Services Center, the 62-year-old Detroiter came with her husband to pick up chicken, string beans and sweet peas.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The luscious, silver-skinned fish fillet was draped over a garden-fresh potpourri of sweet peas and snap peas, and a thick corn minestrone.
    Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Some cultivars of sweet peas are more fragrant than others.
    Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • And in Portugal, roasted tomatoes and smoky pork sausage form a savory sauce for poached eggs topped with sweet peas (be sure to serve with crusty bread for dipping).
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The arrangements are reported to be made up mostly of peonies, sweet peas, astilbe, freesia, waxflowers, and green bells.
    Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 23 May 2017
  • Cut sweet pea flowers regularly to keep the bloom going.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
  • With sweet pea extract and 100% mineral zinc oxide, this moisturizer is ready to take care of all of your needs.
    Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 20 Mar. 2023
  • For Butcher, one of the trickiest is the beautiful, fragrant sweet pea, with its garlands of flowers.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Lemon zest brightens and lightens the entire dish, while white wine vinaigrette plays the perfect complement to the sweet peas and crunchy asparagus.
    Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • When Queen Elizabeth II dines there, her favorite table is always set with sweet peas.
    Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 5 June 2019
  • Iris, scabiosa, lisianthus, larkspur, and sweet pea all glow like poetry in a vase with ranunculus and old roses.
    Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020

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