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How to use spinach in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Spinach means a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves. Example: “That shot left me in the spinach!”

Examples of spinach by meaning

nounA particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

  • Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025

nounThick rough.

  • That shot left me in the spinach!

More sentences with spinach

  • I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm.From the entry fresh
  • The spinach was mixed with paneer to make a satisfying meal.From the entry paneer
  • If you aren't sure, just go with the spinach dip and you'll be safe every time.From the entry spinach dip
  • Can you shock the spinach over there?From the entry shock
  • Lettuce and spinach will bolt as the weather warms up.From the entry bolt
  • I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth.From the entry lodge
  • I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.From the entry scramble
  • The little boy loved peas but despised spinach.From the entry despised
  • My mom really likes spinach; me, not so much.From the entry not so much
  • A woman harvests water spinach in Kaohsiung’s Zihguan District on July 26.2023 September 15, “《TAIPEI TIMES》 Benefits to be hiked 7% amid inflation”, in Liberty Times, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2023. From the entry Zihguan
  • Now, with all these provisos in mind, what’s the best way to put spinach to work?2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN. From the entry tasty
  • “Egg white omelet with spinach and a mangotini.” She didn't look at the menu once.2020 March 28, Michelle Love, Saving Her Rescuer: A Billionaire & A Virgin Romance, Blessings For All SC, →ISBN. From the entry mangotini
  • Along with the meats, local Gnocchi, Borgotaro malfatti, made from ricotta, herbs, and spinach were menued.2019, Alan Paris, Filament II: Brighten the World, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN. From the entry menu
  • In my opinion, this jalapeño popper dip improves on basically every aspect of spinach artichoke dip.2015 January 29, Rubie Edmondson, “[The only 10 Super Bowl recipes you will ever need] jalapeno popper dip”, in For the Win, McLean, Va.…. From the entry cream cheesy
  • Get creative and build a pharmafood salad by using healthier greens, like romaine lettuce or spinach.2009, Jack Goldberg, The Four Corners Diet: The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime. From the entry pharmafood
  • There were vegetable pies and nutburgers, spinach lasagne and stuffed mushrooms simmering over candlelit hot plates.1990, Mary Wings, She Came in a Flash, Plume, →ISBN, page 53. From the entry nutburger
  • You can try them in any recipe that calls for watercress or cooked spinach.1984 March 1, Fran Marengo et al., “Creasy Greens: Try Growing And Cooking This Edible Wild Plant”, in Mother Earth News. From the entry creasy
  • If the taste of spinach nauseates you, then the word spinach would be a snarl word.1969, Jay Cline, Voices in literature, language, and composition, page 204. From the entry snarl word
  • “Now we have cut out not only spinach but practically all leavy greens.”1943 June 3, The Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Pa., page four, column 4. From the entry leavy greens
  • How lose one’s self in historical reverie amid the odour of roast veal and spinach?1900, Jerome K. Jerome, “Chapter 12”, in Three Men on the Bummel. From the entry rhapsodize
  • You can enjoy spinach added to salads, smoothies, muffins, sautéed in stir fries, soups, and in pesto,” Al Bochi said.2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025. From the entry sautéed
  • Aztec broccoli is closely related to Mexican tree spinach.2020, Beth Marshall, Grow Yourself Healthy, London: Frances Lincoln, →ISBN, page 131. From the entry Aztec broccoli
  • Customize your tuco sauce: add sliced mushrooms, diced aubergine or sliced spinach, or think of some ideas of your own.2017, Carolyn Caldicott, World Street Food: Easy Recipes for Young Travellers, London: Pimpernel Press Ltd., →ISBN, page 61. From the entry tuco
  • I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts.2015, Kate Hardy, Bachelor at Her Bidding. From the entry trio
  • Probably that nasty spinach concoction she glopped down every morning.2014, Michelle Mankin, Captivating Bridge. From the entry glop
  • Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory.2013, Anselm Anyoha, MD, How Broccoli-Head Lost Thirty Pounds: A Handbook for Healthy Living, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 83. From the entry broccoli
  • Then she floofs out her blonde curls artlessly and opens her mouth wide, checking her teeth for spinach.2002, India Knight, Don't You Want Me?, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN. From the entry floof
  • It could be the tender-stemmed and elegant choi sum, the purple-veined spinach or the fat, leafy bulbs of pak choi.2001 April 29, Nigel Slater, “Choi rider”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 May 2014. From the entry choi sum
  • Place coffeespoonfuls of the spinach mixture along one long edge of the dough, leaving about a finger’s width between them.1999, Thane Prince, “[Pasta and Rice] Ricotta and Spinach Ravioli with Tomato, Cream and Basil Sauce”, in Thane Prince’s Simply Good Food…. From the entry coffeespoonful
  • The recipe here is for eggs Florentine, a classic in which the eggs nestle in a bed of creamed spinach.1998 January 14, Barbara Kafka, “A Way to Poach Eggs to Perfection”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry eggs Florentine
  • 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
  • Spread half the spinach mixture over the fyllo.1992, The Cookbook Review, page 2. From the entry fyllo
  • If you like to eat spinach the word spinach is a purr word to you; it may make your mouth water.1969, Jay Cline, Voices in literature, language, and composition, page 204. From the entry snarl word
  • Lightly sautéing fresh spinach in a drizzle of olive or avocado oil meets this baseline, and it’s tasty and nutritious as well.2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025. From the entry sauté
  • I can't tell you how many bowls of steamed broccoli, sautéed spinach, bean pastas, and baked potatoes I've enjoyed topped with this sauce.2021 December 28, Kristen Hong, Fridge Love: Organizing Your Refrigerator for a Healthier, Happier Life--With 100 Recipes, Mariner Books…. From the entry liquid gold
  • The banquet meal consisted of kebapi, burek, and tavce gravce, AKA grilled meat, cheese and spinach pie and white beans, with tumlumpa for dessert.2011 October, Eileen Kopec, “2011 Stockton Folk Dance Camp”, Eye on Dance by Eileen, in Gary Anderson, editor, Let's Dance!, volume 68…. From the entry Bulgrecian
  • The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.2003, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants, page 173. From the entry sag
  • Another soup is cousinette, a vegetable broth made with beet greens, spinach, lettuce, sorrel, and cousine (a wild member of the mallow family).1997, Paola Gavin, French Vegetarian Cooking, →ISBN. From the entry cousinette

Meaning of spinach

  1. noun A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
  2. noun Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.
  3. noun Thick rough.

Full definition of spinach

Questions about spinach in a sentence

How do you use spinach in a sentence?
Spinach is used as a noun. For example: “That shot left me in the spinach!”
What is a short sentence with spinach?
“Can you shock the spinach over there?”
What does spinach mean?
Spinach means a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

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