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How to use recipe in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Recipe means a formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. Example: “His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.”

Examples of recipe by meaning

nounA formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.

  • No sooner has a drug been blacklisted than chemists adjust their recipe and start churning out a subtly different one.2013 August 10, “A new prescription”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848

nounAny set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.

  • He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory.2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892

nounA plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.

  • His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.

More sentences with recipe

  • We need to go to the gourmet grocery store to get the exotic ingredients for this recipe.From the entry gourmet
  • I spent two hours cooking my favorite recipe, just to burn the rice and ruin the meal.From the entry just
  • My recipe file was now a mix of meat and dairy.From the entry mix
  • That recipe is an old standby, and she keeps the ingredients around in case of unexpected guests.From the entry standby
  • The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle olive oil on it.From the entry drizzle
  • The recipe says to toss the salad and then drizzle it in olive oil.From the entry drizzle
  • To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.From the entry tough
  • I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own.From the entry crib
  • I'll put together a quick one-off as a sample so we can taste the recipe.From the entry one-off
  • He added just a skosh of vinegar, to give the recipe some zip.From the entry skosh
  • You have to fetch some sugar in order to proceed with the recipe.From the entry fetch
  • Stevia is not substitutable for sugar in baking: the recipes won't work; they taste terrible.From the entry substitutable
  • This recipe says add eight ounces of flour; what's that in new money?From the entry new money
  • In this recipe, the flour and sugar are in fifty-fifty proportions.From the entry fifty-fifty
  • My thoughts turned kitchenward as he spoke of his grandmother's recipes.From the entry kitchenward
  • The recipe called for sifted flour so it would be fluffier.From the entry sifted
  • If you can get your hands on the right ingredients, it's an easy recipe.From the entry get one's hands on
  • While I was cleaning the kitchen cupboards, I ran across Mother's recipe for Cornish game hens.From the entry run across
  • Did you put the sugar in this recipe? It tastes rather tartish.From the entry tartish
  • I am always trying new recipes, in order that I may become a better cook.From the entry in order that
  • Mexicanizing a recipe isn't as simple as covering it in peppers and guacamole!From the entry Mexicanize
  • My grandmother's recipe for peasemeal bannocks calls for a touch of lard.From the entry peasemeal
  • Oh no, Benj and Kay are arguing about pasta recipes in the groupchat again.From the entry groupchat
  • This recipe has a Southwestern flavor that reminds me of my trip to Santa Fe.From the entry southwestern
  • You and Larry living together sounds like a recipe for disaster.From the entry recipe for disaster
  • This recipe calls for a good-sized chunk of chocolate.From the entry good
  • The recipe calls for half a stick of butter.From the entry stick
  • Adding too much peanut butter to your Peanut Sauce recipe may cause your sauce to turn out too stiff.From the entry stiff
  • She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.From the entry stuff
  • Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.From the entry sour
  • Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.From the entry adjust
  • Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.From the entry mix
  • All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.From the entry variation
  • The recipe referred to several unusual ingredients.From the entry refer
  • Cow's milk and soy milk have a lot of differences, but their equivalence is sufficient for this recipe.From the entry equivalence
  • If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.From the entry hanker
  • This recipe takes two hours to cook, for real!From the entry for real

Meaning of recipe

  1. noun A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.
  2. noun Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
  3. noun A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.

Full definition of recipe

Questions about recipe in a sentence

How do you use recipe in a sentence?
Recipe is used as a noun. For example: “His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.”
What is a short sentence with recipe?
“The recipe referred to several unusual ingredients.”
What does recipe mean?
Recipe means a formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: recipe (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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