How to Use barley in a Sentence

barley

noun
  • In the years since, the site was used for malting barley.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Return the soup to a boil, and add the barley and pepper.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The secret comes from the use of koji to ferment the barley used to make the whisky.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
  • Rye, wheat and barley are the chief grains that are malted.
    Zoeann Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Gluten is a protein that can be in wheat, rye and barley.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The smooth brew contains corn barley, and rye and is sold at Falls City Beer.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Gluten is a protein in grains like barley, rye, and wheat.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In late spring of most years, the villagers harvest wheat, barley and lentils.
    Vivian Yee, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • And unlike some whole grains such as barley, rye, and wheat, quinoa is gluten free.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The term pot still refers to whiskey based on a mash bill of malted and unmalted barley.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2023
  • It was made with an ancient barley grain, and there was fruit in it that brought out a sweetness, and it's been aged for years.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2023
  • No more pieces than barley, hops and water should be used and needed for any beer.
    Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Lunch and dinner were often barley soup or mush, a mix of cornmeal and milk.
    Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Whole grains highest in fiber tend to be wheat, oats, and barley per 100 grams of each grain.5 Adults in the United States do not consume enough fiber.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 8 May 2023
  • Make restaurant-quality hot and sour soup or a twist on beef barley soup that gets a spark from lemon.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Tons of wheat, barley, corn, rye and soybeans arrived by train hopper car and left by ship.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
  • This comes from 100% barley malt, and is brought to you by the same folks who earned their reputation with Bushmills.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The country also produces wheat, barley, rice and olive oil.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • The mixture must be at least 51 percent corn and should contain wheat, rye, and malted barley.
    Emily Bingham, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The dessert is a cool gjetost — a brown Norwegian cheese — with bright persimmons and a barley caramel.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Ukraine is one of the world’s great breadbaskets, a vast heartland of wheat, corn, barley and sunflowers.
    Howard G. Buffett, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The Macallan Estate contains some whisky produced from barley grown on the Easter Elchies estate.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
  • The malt whiskey to be released Friday is made in the Scottish tradition with malted barley.
    Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Roasted teas like barley or buckwheat offer a crisp taste over ice.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 June 2023
  • Executive chef Ce Bian’s menu will highlight many of the flavors found in the whiskey-making process, such as barley, yeast and oak.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2022
  • See what was found inside The 8,600-year-old bread dough was made of barley, wheat and peas, one of the researchers involved in the analysis, Salih Kavak, said in the release.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Simmer until barley is cooked through and meat is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour more.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The fermenting of ale-style beer using barley started about 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey.
    Tony Rehagen, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
  • So the team focused on the pH and mineral content of the water, using a mash bill of wheat, barley, rye and spelt and distilling it five times.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The lotion is formulated with barley seed extract and macadamia seed oil to soothe and soften your skin.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022

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