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How to use ginger in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb

Ginger means the pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative. Example: “The ginger flavor adds such a nice je ne sais qua to the cake.”

Examples of ginger by meaning

nounVitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).

  • He had, however, "put some more ginger in two nights ago.1990, Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher, Egypt's Other Wars: Epidemics and the Politics of Public Health
  • The party managers demanded more “ginger.”1919, John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, published 2007, page 77

nounGinger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).

  • Can you buy dry ginger in Croatia?2018 May 2, pyatts, Tripadvisor

nounAny fizzy soft drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.

  • And a can of ginger.2010, Denise Mina, Still Midnight
  • A lot of people will tell you ‘ginger’ tastes best in glass, and there is a science behind that,” says the company’s commercial director.2015 August 19, Douglas Fraser, bbc.co.uk
  • Maybe I was naive in thinking that baking with fizzy juice (soda, ginger, pop, whatever your regional name for the stuff is!) would be straightforward.2016 January 7, Amy, baking with granny.co.uk

adjectiveOf a reddish-brown color.

  • And crowning the whole thing is a mop of the gingerest hair I’ve ever seen in my life.2003, Chrissie Glazebrook, “The Cadogan Hotel”, in Blue Spark Sisters, London: William Heinemann, →ISBN, page 22
  • It’s even gingerer than ours.2005, Vera M. Black, chapter 8, in Trembling on the Brink, Ilfracombe, Devon: Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd., →ISBN, page 153

adjectiveHaving hair or fur of this color.

  • a ginger tomcat
  • But now evolution has stepped in, the reds are starting to mutate into bright ginger versions of themselves – and they’re here to stay.2009 April 26, “Ginger squirrels pose new threat”, in Sunday Sport, Manchester: Sport Newspapers Limited, page 3
  • The Catweazle beard, the headband, the long flowing locks and he’s got to be the gingerest footballer ever (sorry Scholesy).2010, James Chambers, “Alexi Lalas: The Genre Buster, General Custer”, in Footballers’ Haircuts: A New History, London: Weidenfeld &...

verbTo add ginger to.

  • They gingered the biscotti, black and whited the cookies and oated the meals.2009, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar
  • The first breather of the day came when Naomi brought some gingered lemonade out to the barn.2013, Suzanne Woods Fisher, The Letters (The Inn at Eagle Hill Book #1): A Novel

verbTo enliven, to spice (up).

  • The accident was an excuse merely to replace an old-fashioned regular with old-fashioned notions by an active, fire-eating young general who would ginger things up.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 886
  • Before an action began, he liked to make bold predictions as to its outcome; this was part of his way of gingering people up, of creating an aura of victory to come.2004, Eric Larrabee, Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War, page 464
  • Regarding this human angle, DeMille wrote, "I am sometimes accused of gingering up the Bible with large and lavish infusions of sex and violence.2007, J. Stephen Lang, The Bible on the Big Screen: A Guide from Silent Films to Today's Movies

verbTo inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.

  • These steps may not be immediately popular, but the society may have to bear with them until they succeed in gingering renewed interest and pride in the language so chosen.2002, K. K. Prah, Rehabilitating African Languages
  • In conclusion, intensive campaigns should be done in relation to gingering the nomads' interest in education, improve their interaction with neighbours and encourage them to start considering a more sedentary pastoral life.2006, Africa e Mediterraneo: cultura, politica, economia, società
  • I attended their concert first, so that was what gingered me to continue this school.2015, “19-year-old student at a music school in Nigeria”, in BBC Newshour

More sentences with ginger

  • The ginger flavor adds such a nice je ne sais qua to the cake.From the entry je ne sais qua
  • After a night of worrying, nothing soothes the stomach like a tangy bottle of ginger booch.From the entry booch
  • Pickled ginger is used as a palate cleanser between sushi pieces.From the entry palate cleanser
  • I'm having a ginger beer. Would you like one too?From the entry ginger beer
  • Her long ginger hair is her pride.From the entry pride
  • How much for one ginger beer?From the entry ginger beer
  • The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.2024 August 21, Kelli Shiroma Braiotta, “Filipino food with a twist”, in Crave (Honolulu Star-Advertiser), Honolulu, Haw., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry bistek
  • “You want some of my ginger ale?” She held up the clear plastic cup.2022, Cat Wynn, Partner Track, Carina Press, →ISBN. From the entry tradesies
  • “Pimm’s cups are traditionally made with lemonade, lemon soda, and ginger beer.2018, Nell Hampton, Lord of the Pies: A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery, Crooked Lane Books, →ISBN. From the entry Pimm's
  • Baked pryaniks (below) are made from flour and honey, and sometimes with ginger or pepper.2018 October, Daria Novozhilkina, “Origin-based products in the Russian Federation”, in WIPO Magazine, number 5, World Intellectual…. From the entry pryanik
  • In a medium low heat, sauté garlic, ginger onion in olive oil.2017 February 16 – March 15, Fercibal Robles Brown, “Bangus En Tocho”, in Diaryo Filipino, volume 7, number 10, Toronto, Ont., page 18…. From the entry tahure
  • Coal-roasted kale rabe, garlic and chili with pickled ginger, and caramelized ham broth. . .2014, Katherine Reay, Lizzy and Jane, page 254. From the entry rabe
  • They include rosemary, bog myrtle (sweet gale), coriander, caraway, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, juniper, milfoil, mugwort and yarrow.2013, Encyclopaedia of Brewing. From the entry gruitbeer
  • Gingernut was small and ginger too, though of course he didn’t wear braces.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry snuggle up
  • There was a fizzy pop as her father opened a can of ginger ale for Mr.2011, Mary McGarry Morris, chapter 4, in Light from a Distant Star: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 34. From the entry chintzy
  • He was drinking ginger beer mixed with rum, and I was drinking sorrel.2009, C. C. Alick, Dancing with the Yumawalli: Inspired by True Events, page 62. From the entry sorrel
  • Sliding glass windows opened so the hummingbirds could flit through, siphoning nectar from the cut ginger lilies.2009, Monique Roffey, The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, page 21. From the entry ginger lily
  • For spices, put some ginger powder and, to thicken, cameline, and a moderate amount of salt.2008, Taillevent [pseudonym; Guillaume Tirel], “Gallimaufrey”, in Jim Chevallier, transl., How to Cook a Peacock: Le Viandier, 3rd…. From the entry gallimaufry
  • There is also a ginger root cleanse, an olive oil cleanse, and a maple syrup cleanse.2008, Ruthann Russo, The Raw Food Diet Myth, page 127. From the entry lemon water
  • Women of that persuasion were forced to hide from gingerphobia in Russet Lodge, a "ginger refuge".2005 July 22, Ian Bell, “Those who pay the PR rarely get to call a tune as perfect as this one”, in The Herald, Glasgow. From the entry gingerphobia
  • Instead he orders beef vindaloo, Cantonese lobster with ginger sauce, pork rangoon, and something called salad pizza.2003 05, Suzanne Finnamore, The Zygote Chronicles, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 10. From the entry rangoon

Meaning of ginger

  1. noun The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
  2. noun The plant that produces this rhizome.
  3. noun Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber.

Full definition of ginger

Questions about ginger in a sentence

How do you use ginger in a sentence?
Ginger is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “The ginger flavor adds such a nice je ne sais qua to the cake.”
What is a short sentence with ginger?
“a ginger tomcat”
What does ginger mean?
Ginger means the pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.

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