sorrel

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Recent Examples of sorrel Instructor and researcher Mila Berhane was encouraging local farmers to try planting Hibiscus sabdariffa (also known as Jamaica sorrel), a subtropical native African species that’s long been grown throughout Asia and the Americas but is still gaining traction in the U.S. Maggie Heyn Richardson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025 Fall is a good time to plant perennials like garlic and sorrel. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025 Diners might discover new ingredients like Laotian coriander or French sorrel while supporting sustainable, socially responsible agriculture. Karthika Gupta, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 The Michelin Guide highlighted the lobster roll made with spiny lobster tartare, a creamy clam dish and the sorrel ice cream, which is decorated with edible leaves and flavored with makrut lime and pomegranate. Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sorrel
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Noun
  • Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Ed the golden palomino (voiced by Western film actor Allan Lane) belonged to Wilbur Post (Alan Young), a young architect who decides to moves out of the city and closer to nature.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Passengers riding the San Francisco Bay Ferry this month are getting more than the usual sweeping views of the bay, as live music is now part of the experience through a new onboard entertainment program.
    Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Howze can be seen on video walking into the woman’s hospital bay, which was secured by curtains.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ariana Grande stunned in a dramatic black Vivienne Westwood Couture ball gown that featured draping velvet straps tied in bows at the shoulders.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Grab it in olive green, creamy white, or classic black.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Beans like navy, black, garbanzo, kidney, pinto, and lima beans are rich in fiber, protein, and key minerals like magnesium and potassium.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Drain and rinse the pinto, cannellini, kidney and black beans.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Navajo baby carriers are built from a Ponderosa pine frame laced with buckskin straps.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.
    Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • His sweetbreads in pig trotter ragu evoke his memories of eating pork knuckle at his grandmother’s house.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025

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“Sorrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrel. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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