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How to use grapefruit in a sentence

26 example sentences · noun

Grapefruit means the tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange. Example: “Grapefruit is high in vitamin C.”

Examples of grapefruit by meaning

nounThe large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.

  • Grapefruit is high in vitamin C.2002, “Fruits”, in Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition, Academic Press, →ISBN, part II (Encyclopedia of Foods), page 176...
  • Once loaded by Canaveral, the grapefruit are transported to Japan, where the shipments are unloaded by employees of Japanese stevedoring companies.2002, NLRB Advice Memorandum Reporter, Labor Relations Press, page 100

More sentences with grapefruit

  • Chuck grapefruit into the equation and it feels a bit like a battle of the bitters.2021, Rob Buckhaven, The Alcorithm: A Revolutionary Flavour Guide to Find the Drinks You’ll Love, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN. From the entry peely
  • It’s a complex concoction of organic grapefruit, rosemary, and a touch of honey—in a word—sublime!2017 November 28, Paul “Sweet Paul” Lowe, “The Ruby Grapefruitini: A Gin Cocktail”, in Sweet Paul Magazine, archived from the original on…. From the entry grapefruitini
  • One rather unusual citrus fruit is the large-fruited pomelo or Chinese grapefruit, C. maxima.2008, Martin Walters, Chinese Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 25, →ISBN. From the entry Chinese grapefruit
  • Rich, creamy avocado is cut back by the citrus sharpness of grapefruit in this Israeli-inspired salad.2005, Jill Dupleix, Good Cooking: The New Basics, page 32. From the entry team
  • No interaction occurs between naringin and pectin and, therefore, grapefruit peel extract is not very turbid.1996, R. Cohn, A.L. Cohn, “8: The by-products of fruit processing”, in D. Arthey, P.R. Ashurst, editors, Fruit Processing, page 200. From the entry naringin
  • Walnuts, chestnuts, apples, Chinese grapefruits and oranges each added their stamp of approval to that celebration.1989, Corazon S. Alvina, Santa María, Halupi: Essays on Philippine Culture, Capital Publishing House, page 411. From the entry Chinese grapefruits
  • Grapefruit in unipacks also developed less chilling injury during low-temperature storage.1986, Robert Earle Hardenburg, The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks. From the entry unipacking
  • The other fruit category is composed mainly of mango, orange, grapefruit, mangousteen, rambutan, and longan.1972, James Leslie Pearson, Fruit and Vegetable Marketing and Processing in Vietnam: Potential Improvements, International Development…. From the entry mangousteen
  • Pink grapefruit and ortaniques littered the earth.2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 297. From the entry ortanique
  • This white wine exudes flavors of grapefruit, lemon and gooseberries.2019 April 3, Nicole Carbon, “As sun shines more, so do these wines”, in Sun Coast Lifestyles: Health & Leisure (Port Charlotte Sun), Port…. From the entry quenchy
  • The architectural citrus parfait is a vertical composition of angel-food cake, Meyer-lemon sherbet, ruby grapefruit segments and coconut meringue.2018 April 25, Phil Vettel, “Just getting re-established”, in Chicago Tribune, section 6, page 5. From the entry angel-food cake
  • This is larger than a grapefruit, pale green when ripe, and has thick soft rind and quite sweet flesh.2008, Martin Walters, Chinese Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 25, →ISBN. From the entry Chinese grapefruit
  • Especially around the Christmas holidays, I often make candied orange, lemon, or grapefruit peels to give to friends.[2008, Jacques Pépin, “Grapefruit Suprémes”, in More Fast Food My Way, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN. From the entry orangette
  • Grapefruit sorbet with brunoise of citrus fruits.2001, Michael Ruhlman, The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry brunoise
  • The high naringin content of grapefruit peel extract often results in precipitation of naringin crystals in the concentrate.1996, R. Cohn, A.L. Cohn, “8: The by-products of fruit processing”, in D. Arthey, P.R. Ashurst, editors, Fruit Processing, page 200. From the entry naringin
  • The use of grapefruit juice seems to be small at present, but establishments are adding grapefruitade to their lists.1930 June, United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, “Markets for Fruit Juices and Fruit Sirups in Latin America”, in Trade…. From the entry grapefruitade
  • Meanwhile, Tick nursed a quart jar of coondick, a blend of grapefruit juice and cornmeal mash, as yellow as a raccoon's urine.2006, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, The Woodsman's Daughter, page 29. From the entry coondick
  • Among the many types of juice, grapefruit stands out from the pack because it changes the way some people absorb and metabolize different drugs.2004, Walter C. Willett, “News About What You Drink”, in Mother Earth News. From the entry metabolize
  • One of the main flavor compounds in grapefruit is nootkatone, which is found in the fruit in very small amounts and is hard to extract.1999, Joe Schwarcz, Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs, unnumbered page. From the entry nootkatone
  • A constituent which corresponded to an unidentified GLC (gas-liquid chromatographic) peak in cold-pressed grapefruit oil was isolated and identified as nootkatone (figure 71).1972, Walton B. Sinclair, The Grapefruit: Its Composition, Physiology, and Products, page 252. From the entry nootkatone
  • For a few pennies we could have a breakfast of pineapple, paw-paw, grapefruit and bananas, which could be bought a hundred yards from the stelling.1951, W. I. B. Crealock, Vagabonding Under Sail, Hastings House (New York), page 138. From the entry stelling
  • When you’ve eaten all your Seville orange marmalade and you’re looking into a marmaladeless abyss, this mixture of grapefruit, sweet oranges and lemons is the one to make.2016, Theresa Storey, “Three-fruit marmalade”, in Fruit on the Table: Seasonal Recipes from the Green Apron Kitchen, Dublin: The O’Brien…. From the entry marmaladeless
  • Also, recycling containers, or bags, that had oranges, lemons, grapefruit, or other citrusses stored in them, that have the grid of about one-fourth inch square on them.1980 November 6, “The Plant Groom; With Dale: Winter Storage”, in Tyler Morning Telegraph, volume 50, number 359, Tyler, Tex., page 8. From the entry citrusses
  • I am also one of the greatest fryers of chicken in the country, and I toss up a dandy fruit salad—grapefruit, oranges, pineapple and bananas, with French dressing.1945 September 29, Jack Alexander, “The President’s New Lawyer”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 218, number 13, page 10, column 1. From the entry fryer

Meaning of grapefruit

  1. noun The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
  2. noun The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
  3. noun Large breasts; by extension, a woman with large breasts.

Full definition of grapefruit

Questions about grapefruit in a sentence

How do you use grapefruit in a sentence?
Grapefruit is used as a noun. For example: “Grapefruit is high in vitamin C.”
What is a short sentence with grapefruit?
“Grapefruit is high in vitamin C.”
What does grapefruit mean?
Grapefruit means the tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.

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