How to Use jelly in a Sentence

jelly

1 of 2 noun

• He spread some jelly on his toast.
• Tower 28's lip jelly is by far the best lip oil in the game.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
• Melt the jelly in a small bowl either in the microwave or in a small pot on the stove.
  — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
• This is the first awakening of the jelly that has begun to seep out of it.
  — Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
• One of them is jelly shoes, which became a bonafide fashion hit in the '80s.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2022
• Cut the jelly into roughly one-inch cubes and dress in a large bowl.
  — New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021
• Then there was the herbal jelly — a light and grassy companion to the sweetened tea.
  — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2021
• But Matsumoto believes the jelly isn’t unique to the area.
  — Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022
• The blue and green jelly blobs on each nail looked almost like water straight from the sea in the midst of the orange hue.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 20 Sep. 2022
• Keep in mind that jams and jellies can grow mold after three or four days.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2023
• Union and Wade dressed up as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
• To finish off the meal, opt for the brown sugar crystal jelly or milk mochi.
  — Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
• Apply the jelly two to three times per day for two weeks with a cotton swab to keep your nose moist.
  — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 15 Nov. 2023
• The arms can grow upwards of 33 feet in length and are used by the jelly to capture prey and transport it to its mouth.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 Dec. 2021
• Happy Birthday to the woman who's the peanut butter to my jelly, the sock to my shoe, the gin to my tonic.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 17 Jan. 2023
• The sweet and spicy jam sauce is similar to a pepper jelly.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• When a little of the jelly is dropped from the spoon, the last drops should come together to form one large sticky drop that hangs from the spoon.
  — WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
• And if the product looks and feels like literal jelly, well, hand it over.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
• The glaze sort of looks like hot pepper jelly, and as such, its heat is more of a creeper than a palate crusher.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
• The orange-colored jam is on the thicker side and spreads almost like a jelly.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021
• From jelly shoes to acrylic rings, the last year saw the rise of nostalgia-inducing trends.
  — refinery29.com, 9 Sep. 2021
• Pepper jellies can bring a little heat to your cheese board.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
• Our last method is a jelly, the result of cooking fruit to extract juice and pectin, then straining away the solids.
  — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• The jelly should thicken and transform from a milky coffee color to a dark caramel.
  — New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021
• And as for footwear, Y/Project x Melissa’s jelly mules are still going strong.
  — Acielle / Style Du Monde, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2023
• The jelly cleanser gets down and dirty removing all of the grease and the day’s pollution from your face and helping your skin glow.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
• The jelly was, as most are, very sweet and tasted vaguely of grape mixed with a not-tart raspberry.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
• These saucy meatballs slow cook in grape jelly, adding sweetness to the heat and spice of chili sauce and barbecue sauce.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• In other words, his belly is not shaking like a bowl full of jelly.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2023
• Enter: omelet roll-ups, peanut butter and jelly oats, and a fruity date smoothie.
  — Zaynab Issa, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023

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jelly

2 of 2 adjective

• Not just any jelly doughnut: Over-the-top sufganiyot take off in the Bay Area for Hanukkah.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 3 Dec. 2020
• If fresh juice is the goal, the pulp can be placed inside a jelly bag, tea towel or cheesecloth, and the liquid can be pressed out.
  — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
• This is why Hanukkah foods, like latkes and jelly doughnuts, are often fried and consumed.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
• Ahead, experience an ode to the past, by way of the 15 best jelly sandals for your summer wardrobe.
  — Lauren Tappan, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2023
• My go-to snack on set Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
• Many types of fish take advantage of hop-on jelly trolleys.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2016
• As intricate as these jelly castles are, they aren’t built to last.
  — Popular Science, 6 June 2020
• From powders and creams to liquid and jelly formulas, the best highlighters for the perfect glazed donut look come in all shapes and sizes.
  — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2022
• And these jelly nails had a surprise inside: snake-print fabric.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2023
• The Hunger Games star pairs the ensemble with pink jelly sandals and black cat-eye sunglasses.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• She was raised in the Depression and walked to school with newspapers in her shoes and ate jelly sandwiches.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 11 July 2021
• Below, see the best jelly sandal photos captured in Vogue Runway’s street style over the years.
  — Irene Kim, Vogue, 27 July 2023
• The cool kids are bringing back jelly sandals, and now jelly barrettes.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 12 May 2017
• Walkmans, rotary phones and jelly bracelets are the hottest accessories of summer – well, at least on TV.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022
• These jelly-style pool slides are perfect for wearing to day clubs where splashing is to be expected.
  — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
• The set features silver squiggles, ovals, and lots of different textures as well as big dots in a pearly color and a jelly gold hue.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Aug. 2022
• Everything that could go wrong — locking herself in the bathroom, toast falling jelly-side-down on the floor, a deflated bike tire — does.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2022
• Was she blinded by visions of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches dancing in her head?
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• But when the sub reaches Gibraltar, there’s an arty shot of mines exploding behind jelly fish, but the problem just evaporates.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
• In the season finale, the two ladies were seen making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for those who were displaced by Vecna’s earthquakes.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
• These include tools like underwater laser scanning that can scan gelatinous creatures such as jelly fish that are hard to study on land.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
• This jelly treatment is infused with squalene and Japanese peach to bring your lips back to a supple, hydrated state.
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
• Several of these jelly cakes came from social media accounts based in Singapore and Malaysia, but the trend is starting to gain a lot of popularity in the United States and around the world.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
• While Sanogo prefers fruit and coconut water, Johnson and Diarra often opt for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and sports drinks.
  — Kristie Rieken, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
• The latter feature truly opened my mind to the possibility of adopting jelly sandals into my closet.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 July 2021
• His trademark was giving on-air birthday greetings to viewers who turned 100 years old by putting their faces on Smucker's jelly jars and delivering weather updates in zany costumes.
  — CBS News, 5 Sep. 2021
• In addition to each individual screen being studdery on its own, the two screens don't sync up perfectly while scrolling, and the lag causes this distracting jelly effect across them.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2020
• Jackson encapsulated golden pieces of foil and a $100 bill within the clear, rectangular jelly tips.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 Oct. 2023
• Readers will never look at a jelly doughnut again without getting emotional.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• Nothing too memorable except my Polly Pocket baby pink jelly mules.
  — Nyla Stanford, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024