: a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread
Examples of hummus in a Sentence
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Everybody loves hummus and everybody loves falafel.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Some notable items from the menu include small plates such as Korean corn dogs and smoked carrot hummus, pastas such as Thai shrimp tagliatelle, prime meats such as a wagyu sampler and Duroc crown rack of pork and side dishes such as lobster gnocchi.
—The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
Serve with: More pita and dips like hummus or tzatziki.
—Lidey Heuck, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
One of the kids would carry a plate to the local market, ten minutes away, and spend a shilling, or about five cents, on hummus.
—Zaina Arafat, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Abaza and her friend would cook together and argue about the origins of hummus, falafel and other Middle Eastern dishes.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
There’s still burgers and fries here, but now there’s homemade hummus, ahi nachos, a weekly steak night and Taco Tuesday.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Sides includes hummus, baba ghanoush, fries and falafel.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
Lunch could be a sandwich on whole-wheat bread — maybe made with cheese, avocado, hummus, lettuce and tomato — or leftover veggies wrapped in a whole-grain tortilla.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Some notable items from the menu include small plates such as Korean corn dogs and smoked carrot hummus, pastas such as Thai shrimp tagliatelle, prime meats such as a wagyu sampler and Duroc crown rack of pork and side dishes such as lobster gnocchi.
—The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
Serve with: More pita and dips like hummus or tzatziki.
—Lidey Heuck, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
One of the kids would carry a plate to the local market, ten minutes away, and spend a shilling, or about five cents, on hummus.
—Zaina Arafat, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Abaza and her friend would cook together and argue about the origins of hummus, falafel and other Middle Eastern dishes.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
There’s still burgers and fries here, but now there’s homemade hummus, ahi nachos, a weekly steak night and Taco Tuesday.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Sides includes hummus, baba ghanoush, fries and falafel.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
Lunch could be a sandwich on whole-wheat bread — maybe made with cheese, avocado, hummus, lettuce and tomato — or leftover veggies wrapped in a whole-grain tortilla.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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