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How to use lemon in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb

Lemon means a yellowish citrus fruit. Example: “He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.”

Examples of lemon by meaning

nounLemon juice.

  • The fact that he is drinking lemon is, therefore, an image of the bitterness of his life.1989, David Johnston, “Notes”, in Federico García Lorca, translated by David Johnston, Blood Wedding, London: Hodder & Stoughton, published...
  • Drinking lemon is known to aid with digestion, as it contains limonene, compounds that can assist with weight loss and fighting inflammation!2018, Sally Olivia Kim, “Vanilla Lemon Latte”, in The Collagen Glow: A Guide to Ingestible Skincare, New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton &...

nounA defective or inadequate item or individual.

  • He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.

nounFavor.

  • A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that.

nounA piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.

  • I'd really like to know what people think of this and whether I should carry on writing lemons or go and hide under a rock somewhere.1997 April 18, Neko, “[Dominion][FanFic][Lemon] A Typical Night at the Station”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet)
  • WARNING: This story is a lemon and must be viewed with great care.2000 May 30, Ian Blakeman, “[Eva][FanFic][Lemon] A day at Misatos appartment^([sic])”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet)
  • This won't be a lemon simply because I can't see myself writing anything like that.2002 November 10, Goku Girl, “[DBZ][FanFic][Yaoi] Saiya-jin no Suto-ri Ichi (part one)”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet)

adjectiveSmart; cheeky, vocal.

  • Obviously Emin is not the first public figure to get lemon over tax increases.2009 October 12, Caitlin Moran, “Why I love paying tax”, in The Times

verbTo flavour with lemon.

  • You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.

More sentences with lemon

  • The dealer wronged us by selling us this lemon of a car.From the entry wrong
  • What kind of ice-cream would you like? There's chocolate, strawberry, and lemon.From the entry kind
  • Make sure you don't leave any of the rind on those lemons.From the entry rind
  • To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.From the entry blend
  • Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.From the entry certainly
  • Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge.From the entry nudge
  • I could taste a hint of lemon in my iced water.From the entry hint
  • I'll make myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed.From the entry nightcap
  • You can add some honey to balance out the sourness of the lemon.From the entry balance out
  • The lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits, having several divisions containing seeds.From the entry plurilocular
  • A good way to doctor up a basic cake mix is by adding lemon zest, or coffee.From the entry doctor up
  • I knew he must've woke up sucking a lemon when he didn't even say hello.From the entry suck a lemon
  • I heard there's a lemon shortage. On that note, do we have any lemonade stocked up?From the entry on that note
  • Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.From the entry sour
  • Soda pop, lemon soda and soda water are carbonated drinks. Champagne and beer are naturally carbonated through fermentation.From the entry carbonated
  • Fish is good with a spritz of lemon juice.From the entry spritz
  • I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken.From the entry marinade
  • Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea.From the entry curdle
  • I prefer lime ice lollies to lemon ones.From the entry ice lolly
  • You should consult the applicable lemon laws and see if you have grounds for a return or replacement.From the entry lemon law
  • I made juice with a lemon squeezer.From the entry squeezer
  • I prefer strawberry lolly ices to lemon ones.From the entry lolly ice
  • He opts for a Paris-Brest, and I go for a lemon vodka sorbet.2025 May 3, Leila Abboud, “Lunch with the FT: Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd.…. From the entry Paris-Brest
  • This classic lemon martini recipe is a lemon drop martini everyone will love.2024 February 24, Crazy for Crust. From the entry lemon martini
  • If it’s only a squeeze of lemon over your roasted broccoli, so be it.2023, Molly Baz, “Play by the Rules”, in More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter, →ISBN, page 22, column 2. From the entry brocc
  • Some lemon wedges and a fresh side salad complete the look.2023, Poppy O'Toole, Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Air Fryer Cookbook, page 90. From the entry perinaise
  • On the plate was a tall, glistening slice of lemon meringue pie, vivid yellow and fluffy white.2022, Rachel Linden, The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie, Berkley, →ISBN, page 325. From the entry lemon meringue pie
  • She’d almost tripped over a body, facedown, a slice of lemon meringue in hand.2022, Laura Pauling, Lemon Meringue and Murder, Redpoint Press. From the entry lemon meringue
  • Basically a cold toddy, it's a shaken drink with bourbon, fresh lemon, and honey.2021, Elva Ramirez, Zero Proof: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry gold rush
  • Protect us from the chess pies and lemon meringues just awaiting to attack us, sweet Jesus.2021, Abby Rosser, Oh, to Grace, WordCrafts Press, →ISBN. From the entry lemon meringue
  • Just lead the way my old lemon squeezer, there's a good man.2020, S. C. Hamill, Brick Lane. East-End Pub-Share, page 107. From the entry lemon squeezer

Meaning of lemon

  1. noun A yellowish citrus fruit.
  2. noun A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
  3. noun A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

Full definition of lemon

Questions about lemon in a sentence

How do you use lemon in a sentence?
Lemon is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.”
What is a short sentence with lemon?
“I made juice with a lemon squeezer.”
What does lemon mean?
Lemon means a yellowish citrus fruit.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lemon (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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