How to Use onion in a Sentence

onion

noun

• The recipe calls for chopped onion.
• The recipe calls for chopped onions.
• He is growing onions in the garden this year.
• Pour the onion and the fat in the pan into the bowl with the potatoes.
  — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
• There’s the saute of onions and adding broth, blah, blah, blah.
  — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
• In a bowl, toss the onion with the miso, then distribute over the pork.
  — Christopher Kimball, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• Roughly chop the onion and habanero, then add to the bowl.
  — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• Place stock, 1¼ cups of the celery and 1 cup of the onion in a medium saucepan.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022
• Then lift your onion bulbs out of the soil and brush off the excess dirt.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
• The rest of the day was a blur of people screaming and French onion soup.
  — Fatima Ali, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2022
• Gruyere is the classic cheese of choice for French onion soup.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
• The oils from the onion can discourage food from clinging to the grate.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 21 June 2023
• Add ¼ cup chopped red onion and 4 garlic cloves, chopped to the pan.
  — Alexis Montoya, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2022
• Spicy red hot topped with sauce and onions and served on a fresh bun.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2023
• When the hominy has cooked for 1 hour, add the meats, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and cumin.
  — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 15 Nov. 2023
• Don’t sauté the carrots, just arrange them over the meat and onions.
  — Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
• Which brings us back, once again, to that central metaphor of the glass onion.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Nov. 2022
• Chop grilled onion and cabbage and add to the dressing.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
• The end result is a melt-y mix of cheese, ground beef and sweet onions.
  — Christine Byrne, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
• Add green peppers onions, and cheese to the hashbrowns.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 24 July 2023
• Sprinkle the onions over the fillets and add the lemon slices and fennel.
  — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
• In a small bowl, mix potatoes, onions, salt and egg white.
  — Dana Bowen / Photography By Landon Speers For The Wall Street Journal , WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
• Arrange the onion on the baking sheet with the pumpkin.
  — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
• One whiff of that pesky onion, brought the whole herd into our camp kitchen.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2023
• These handheld pocket pies are packed with a savory blend of beef, sausage, onions, and leafy greens.
  — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
• Plus, marigolds will keep away rodents that might dig up your below-ground onions.
  — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
• Garlic Garlic is a vegetable in the same plant family as onions, chives, and leeks.
  — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
• Spread the butter mixture between each slice, followed by the onion relish, then insert the prosciutto, gruyère and sage leaves in.
  — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
• His French onion soup is chock full of roasted oxtail meat.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
• Since aphids avoid plants in the garlic and onion families and ants love aphids, add them to the garden, as well.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026