How to Use bay leaf in a Sentence

bay leaf

noun

• What does bay leaf do to your body?
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
• Discard the cheese rind and the bay leaf.
  — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
• Discard herb sprigs and bay leaf.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
• Add a bay leaf and half an onion and set the pot over high heat.
  — Beth Dooley, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
• Discard corn cobs, bay leaf, and thyme sprigs.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
• Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt and bay leaf.
  — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
• Grow a bay leaf shrub or tree in an area that receives full sun.
  — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025
• Add onions, a good pinch of salt, pepper and bay leaf or thyme.
  — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 5 June 2019
• Add onion mixture to crock pot with beef broth, bay leaf and thyme.
  — Alex Darus, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2020
• Use a clove to pin a bay leaf to the rounded side of each onion half.
  — David Tanis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
• Pour the blend over ice in a spritz glass and garnish with the fresh bay leaf.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2024
• Remove the bay leaf and transfer to a blender.
  — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
• Add the sage, rosemary, bay leaves and white wine and turn up the heat to high.
  — ExpressNews.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf.
  — Bj Dennis, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
• Plus, lots of salt, peppercorns, a bay leaf or two.
  — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
• Add the bay leaf and white wine and increase heat to medium-high.
  — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
• Add the bay leaves and the cinnamon stick and swirl around a few times.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2017
• Remove the corn cobs, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves and discard.
  — Redbook, 14 June 2011
• Add the milk and the bay leaf and stir well with a whisk to break up any lumps and smooth the sauce.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
• Add broth, beans, chilies, cumin, bay leaf, salt and cayenne pepper; bring to a boil.
  — Susan Nicholson, ajc, 15 Dec. 2017
• Add the garlic, onion, chicken stock, cilantro, and bay leaf.
  — Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online, 4 June 2020
• Then add the brown sugar, dry rub, and bay leaves and stir well to combine.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018
• Drop in thyme, sage, and rosemary sprigs; bay leaf; and garlic.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
• Crank the heat to high and add bay leaves, onion halves, and unpeeled garlic cloves.
  — Mark Bittman, GQ, 26 Jan. 2018
• Add the leeks, potatoes, corn, bay leaf, thyme, and cayenne and mix to combine.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 20 Oct. 2014
• When the hominy has cooked for 1 hour, add the meats, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and cumin.
  — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 15 Nov. 2023
• Add the potatoes, thyme, bay leaf, 1 cup of chicken stock and the salt.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
• Discard the thyme and bay leaf and season to taste with black pepper.
  — Jeremiah Langhorne, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
• Transfer to a medium bowl and set aside; discard bay leaf.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
• Remove the onion, garlic, and bay leaf from the pot and discard.
  — Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2020