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How to use leek in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun

Leek means a vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. Example: “Ethyl tetrazone is a colourless liquid with an odour of leeks.”

More sentences with leek

  • Ethyl tetrazone is a colourless liquid with an odour of leeks.From the entry tetrazone
  • The grilled leeks are then drizzled with a gorgeous, ruby-red pomegranate vinaigrette.2011, David Joachim, Fire It Up: 40 Recipes for Grilling Everything, page 310. From the entry pomegranate
  • Leeks are sometimes sautéed in dark, abbey-style beers, especially as an ingredient in the flamiche.2006 April 1, Michael Jackson, “The Traveller’s Guide to Food & Drink in Wallonia”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media…. From the entry flamiche
  • He had eaten his leek and he was anxious to be done with it.1919, Stanley J. Weyman, “XXXV My Lord Speaks Out”, in The Great House. From the entry eat the leek
  • (Brunoise Soup). — A clear gravy soup with finely minced carrots, turnips, leeks, and onions.1908, Charles Herman Senn, The Menu Book, page 70. From the entry brunoise
  • The leek and radish are valued for their highly condimental flavors.1908, Kansas State University, Agricultural Education, volumes 1-3. From the entry condimental
  • Among Haworth’s favourites is a dish of slow-cooked leeks that comes crowned with a handful of frozen verjus (pressed unripe grapes).2025 February 14, Morwenna Ferrier, “‘Butter is a perception’: inside the UK’s first plant-based Michelin-starred restaurant”, in The…. From the entry verjus
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the leeks, lemon zest, the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt, and the remaining 1½ tablespoons oil.2022, Melissa Clark, Dinner in One, →ISBN. From the entry mix
  • Oh my Arceus, have you seen those HUGE leeks!?2019 November 2, @Bulbagarden, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 03 Nov 2019. From the entry oh my Arceus
  • Sweat the carrots, onion, celery, leeks, and cabbage in the butter until translucent not allowing them to color in any way.2007, Patty Elsberry, Matt Bolus, Simply Vanilla: Recipes for Everyday Use, page 93. From the entry sweat
  • I start with a delicious, fluffy flamiche, a round tart of goat cheese and leeks from northern France.1999 August 26, S. Irene Virbila, “In Venice, Lilly’s Cozy Patio Cafe Exudes an Aura of France”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles…. From the entry flamiche
  • These traditional foods include barbecued roast lamb; spinach; leek- or squash-filled pies (lakror); and pastries such as kurabie, brushtull, and baklava.1997, David Levinson, Melvin Ember, American immigrant cultures: builders of a nation, →ISBN, page 30. From the entry kurabie
  • Selective weed control in onions, leeks, and some brassicae.1959, Commercial Grower Handbook and Diary, page 93. From the entry brassica
  • Leeks—after the crook stage, but before four leaves have developed.1959, Commercial Grower Handbook and Diary, page 93. From the entry brassica
  • The leaves of the Salad leek possess a somewhat oniony taste and smell, and are extensively eaten raw as a relish.1910, George P. Foaden, F. Fletcher, editors, Text-Book of Egyptian Agriculture, Cairo: National Printing Department, page 545. From the entry oniony
  • Our leeks from James Brown (soil singer, not soul singer) actually taste leekier because of naturally higher levels of sulphur in his rich, organic soil.2017, Abel & Cole Limited, How to Eat Brilliantly Every Day. From the entry leeky
  • The kitchen maid would lay out the ingredients: bunches of herbs, a jar of cuminseeds, the bearded leeks, garlic, the honey jar, the olive-oil cruet—and, of course, the liquamen.2018, Betty Wason, Cooks, Gluttons and Gourmets: A History of Cookery. From the entry liquamen
  • Following Pliny's advice, I shall dip it into water, pound up leeks, mix them with speltmeal, and add these and the owlet water to the lees of white wine.1962, Theodora Du Bois, Captive of Rome, page 103. From the entry speltmeal
  • There are no precise rules governing the precise assortment of vegetables in japchae, but most recipes won’t stray far from the standard collection of mushrooms, carrots, spinach, onions, and leeks.2023 June 29, Violet Kim, “Korean food: 39 dishes we can’t live without”, in CNN. From the entry japchae

Meaning of leek

  1. noun A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
  2. noun Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

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Questions about leek in a sentence

How do you use leek in a sentence?
Leek is used as a noun. For example: “Ethyl tetrazone is a colourless liquid with an odour of leeks.”
What is a short sentence with leek?
“Oh my Arceus, have you seen those HUGE leeks!?”
What does leek mean?
Leek means a vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

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