How to Use ginger in a Sentence
ginger
noun- The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ginger.
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In a small bowl, combine the hoisin, ketchup, vinegar, and ginger.
—Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 18 May 2017
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Add pork, garlic and ginger root to pan and saute until pork is browned on all sides.
—Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity, 13 June 2017
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Roughly $20 per person gets you a prix fixe menu of fish soup cooked over an open fire and the catch of the day grilled with herbs and ginger.
—Matt Hranek, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
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Remove the chicken and add the onion, ginger, garlic, red bell pepper and fennel to the skillet.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Twin Cities, 29 May 2017
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Put the blackberries, sugar, lemon juice, zest and ginger in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
—Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 11 May 2017
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Combine cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, and ginger in a saucepan.
—Priya Krishna, Marie Claire, 24 May 2017
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My weekends would now consist of ginger ale and lemonade.
—Tim Boomer, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017
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The mixture is served in a traditional format with ginger beer, as a rum punch highball, or on the rocks with Bulleit rye.
—Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 13 June 2017
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Or call for the Medicina Latina, which mixes tequila, mezcal, ginger, and lime to cure what ails you.
—Esquire Editors, Esquire, 25 May 2017
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Add ground spices like cinnamon, allspice, ginger and nutmeg to the batter.
—Ileana Morales Valentine, Tampa Bay Times, 20 Feb. 2017
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To make the salad dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the cilantro, mint, garlic, ginger, chile, lime zest, fish sauce, sugar, and rice wine vinegar.
—Kristen Bateman, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2015
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Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, orange zest, and star anise.
—Sasha Ingber, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2017
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To make the spice mix, in a mixing bowl, stir together the paprika, cayenne, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger and salt.
—Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 May 2017
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The optional and delicious ginger sauce is for dipping the chicken into between spoonfuls of soup.
—Andrea Nguyen, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2017
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The extra tanks will allow the brewery to expand its experimental offerings, the first of which — Pink Vapor Stew, a citrusy sour with beets, carrots and ginger — is now in cans.
—John Frank, The Know, 13 June 2017
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Water Grill, in the Gaslamp, serves two succulent jumbo Chesapeake blue crabs, pan sautéed with brown butter and ginger and served with a cool cucumber and watermelon salad.
—Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 June 2017
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Add chile and ginger and cook, stirring until fragrant and tomato paste is starting to stick to bottom of pan, about 1 minute more.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
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Cut the ginger root in 1-inch matchsticks and add to the bowl.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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The ginger bug is made from fresh ginger, sugar or honey, and water.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Jan. 2026
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