Examples of benne in a Sentence
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Today, the bakery sells between 800 and 1,600 pounds of their benne wafers each week.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
The chefs might garnish the bread with mole butter or benne seeds, a sesame brought to the United States by enslaved Africans.
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Kayla S. Stewart,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Oct. 2025
Our not-too-sweet shortbread spiral cookie is made from two doughs, one flavored with chocolate and one flavored with the nutty, buttery benne seeds.
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Omar Tate,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2024
Monsour leans in with the playful touches: a smashburger slicked with Duke’s mayo sweetened with maple syrup and cinnamon, avocado toast dressed with cucumber-mint salsa and whizzed with drizzles of benne tahini.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2024
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
The chefs might garnish the bread with mole butter or benne seeds, a sesame brought to the United States by enslaved Africans.
—
Kayla S. Stewart,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Oct. 2025
Our not-too-sweet shortbread spiral cookie is made from two doughs, one flavored with chocolate and one flavored with the nutty, buttery benne seeds.
—
Omar Tate,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2024
Monsour leans in with the playful touches: a smashburger slicked with Duke’s mayo sweetened with maple syrup and cinnamon, avocado toast dressed with cucumber-mint salsa and whizzed with drizzles of benne tahini.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2024
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“Benne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benne. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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