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How to use luscious in a sentence

21 example sentences · adjective

Luscious means sweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent. Example: “There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.”

Examples of luscious by meaning

adjectiveSweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent.

  • There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC

More sentences with luscious

  • These delicate melt-in-your mouth cookies have a luscious “peanut buttery” taste without the peanuts.2015, Judi Zucker, Shari Zucker, The Ultimate Allergy-Free Cookbook: Over 150 Easy-to-Make Recipes That Contain No Milk, Eggs, Wheat…. From the entry peanut buttery
  • Wrap your laughing gear around these luscious Lebanese swamis (meat and spice wrapped in Lebanese bread).2007, Danny Palmerlee, South America on a Shoestring, Lonely Planet, page 801. From the entry laughing gear
  • It’s a luscious, unreal green, like a gumdrop, and covered with tiny bright hairs.2003, Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake, Virago Press, published 2013, page 46. From the entry caterpillar
  • He reached for a handful of kutia, the luscious sweet of boiled wheat, poppy seeds and honey.2003, Laura Langston, chapter 16, in Lesia’s Dream, Toronto, Ont.: HarperTrophyCanada, published 2005, →ISBN, page 189. From the entry kutia
  • He relishes it, sweet as the gem squash luscious with butter.1997, G. E. De Villiers (editor), Ravan - Twenty-Five Years (1972-1997), A Commemorative Volume of New Writing, page 131. From the entry gem squash
  • High Tide is laden with luscious pastels, watery vistas and quirky, weather-beaten clam joints.1988 April 16, Elizabeth Pincus, “Taming Upstart Women”, in Gay Community News, page 7. From the entry watery
  • Rows and rows of luscious Snickers bars await band members who will sell them to eager chocolatophiles.1984, April Harper, “Love at First Bite”, in 1984 Spur, Austin, Tex.: John H. Reagan High School, →OCLC, page 169. From the entry chocolatophile
  • You’ll dance some more for all that smooth, creme-y luscious filling.1966 March 4, “Word game from each NABISCO cookie name?”, in Life, section “Dance for Oreo Creme Sandwich”, page 47. From the entry creme-y
  • Lipstick, creme base of satin sheen and incredible clinging power. 9 luscious shades.1946 February 25, “Louis Philippe”, in Life, page 20, column 1. From the entry creme-y
  • It was a luscious finish and the crowd enjoyed it.2023 August 12, Suzanne Wrack, “England hit back to beat Colombia and set up World Cup semi with Australia”, in The Guardian. From the entry finish
  • Luscious short brown hair, almond-shaped eyes, gleaming smiles, there is no one as extravagant as her beloved, Bagwis.2020 September, Darcy Encarnacion, “When It Falls”, in Scribbles, volume 1, number 1, Manila: De La Salle University Writers’ Guild, page 14. From the entry fresh
  • And I really don't know how to say this, except to say that this dragoness is seriously luscious.2018, Gabe Hudson, “What a Fitting Place for me to Die, Here in the Belly of the Beast”, in Gork, the Teenage Dragon, page 202. From the entry dragoness
  • In comparison to what we use today, rag paper was downright luscious, often thick and soft to the touch.2017, J.P. Romney, Rebecca Romney, Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories of Books History, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry rag paper
  • This was all luscious bosom. gold embossed letters. and tanned male chestage, set on a Renaissance pirate ship.2007, M. E. Rabb, Cures for Heartbreak, page 109. From the entry chestage
  • The functions were chiefly remarkable, not for sport, but for diluted tea and cake and a tremendosity of luscious local girl.1909 October 16, “Pithy Pars”, in The Critic, volume V, number 220, page 3, column 1. From the entry tremendosity
  • This luscious treat is made from simple ingredients, such as coconut milk, cornstarch, and sugar, yet it captivates with its creamy consistency and comforting sweetness.2024 April 15, Jessa Lüthy, Authentic Filipino Flavors / A Filipino cookbook, page 45. From the entry maja blanca
  • It's a magical place filled with luscious tropical greens, colorific rare flowers, and talkative birds with personalities—all underneath a futuristic dome sky.2015 December 23, Debra Zhou, “Enchanted Nights at Bloedel Conservatory”, in Georgia Straight. From the entry colorific
  • WHY YOU GO THERE Huge fetishizable handbags, subtle jokes, hypnotic jacquard and luscious natural fibers perversely tricked out to look like cheap petroleum knockoffs.2007 August 2, Cintra Wilson, “Prada’s Sassy Sister Knows How to Party”, in New York Times. From the entry fetishizable
  • It was certainly unelating as an architectural composition; but then we know, by the story, that the plain pear is often the most luscious.1906, Bernard Capes, A Rogue's Tragedy, page 117. From the entry unelating
  • A tale of skulduggery, bodice rippery, and shoot-’em-up action unfolds, complete with help from a luscious mistress of disguise who could have stepped right out of a James Bond novel.2016, The Chemist review, Kirkus Reviews, 15 November 2016, page 188. From the entry bodice-rippery

Meaning of luscious

  1. adjective Sweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent.
  2. adjective Sexually appealing; seductive.
  3. adjective Obscene.

Full definition of luscious

Questions about luscious in a sentence

How do you use luscious in a sentence?
Luscious is used as an adjective. For example: “There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.”
What is a short sentence with luscious?
“It was a luscious finish and the crowd enjoyed it.”
What does luscious mean?
Luscious means sweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent.

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