How to Use Thai in a Sentence

Thai

1 of 2 noun
  • Craft services had put out a buffet of spicy Thai food for lunch.
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Sample menu items include chicken and dumplings or Thai basil shrimp.
    — Women's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The store’s staff also brew black, green and Thai tea in the morning and throughout the day.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2023
  • Look for it in the spice aisle, or use the same amount of jarred red curry paste (such as Thai Kitchen).
    — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • To garnish each glass, thread 3 pitted green olives onto a long Thai chile and set over glass.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • One soldier had his foot blown off in the incident, Thai officials said.
    — Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The scallop crudo—enveloped in Thai chile vinegar and mango and melon juices—is tangy and bright.
    — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Benny Blanco takes us on a ‘bang bang’ for his favorite Thai food, tacos and oysters.
    — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The woman may have bought the animals in a Thai market and looked to bring them home after a visit.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The problem was that the keyboard, naturally enough, was Thai.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Ground chicken stuffed in a tapioca skin at Baan Thai in the District.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Mango sticky rice might be someone’s first choice for a dessert after eating a fulfilling Thai meal.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Like, this is my first time ever seeing a Thai Town or Filipinotown.
    — Alyson Zetta Williams, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • To see the tranquil beauty of Ban Rak Thai at its best, rise early to watch the mist rolling off the lake.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2023
  • That exclusivity has tied the brand’s fate to the resilience of Thai farmers.
    — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This nourishing soup uses Thai curry paste, one of our favorite pantry staples.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There was only one of everything—one Thai restaurant, one coffee place, one bakery.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Apartments there are stacked atop ground-floor businesses, including a Thai restaurant and a pet store.
    — Alexandra Ma, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Best paired with Thai or Oriental cuisine, while roast turkey is a heavenly match.
    — Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The booth also offers yellow curry chicken, spring rolls, tom yum and tom kha soups, crispy Brussels sprouts and Thai teas.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • There are three on-site restaurants serving Colombian, Greek, and Thai cuisines and two separate rooftop bars.
    — Adam Groffman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
  • In 2017, Tayme was cast in the Swedish-Thai crime drama series, Farang.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At first glance, Jo’s Modern Thai can be easy to stereotype as a dime-a-dozen Asian fusion restaurant.
    — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Five years ago, Adul Samon was rescued from a cave along with his 11 Thai soccer teammates and their coach.
    — Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 14 July 2023
  • For over two decades, Basil Thai has been serving uptown with flavorful curries, noodle dishes and stir-fries.
    — Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The Thai prime minister earlier said in a tweet that 12 Thai nationals were freed.
    — Najib Jobain, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Last week, rebels belonging to the Karen ethnic group captured Myawaddy, a key trade town on the Thai border.
    — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The Thai menu, created by chef Panida Pinyolaksana, runs dozens of dishes long.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • New flavors are released often, with a heavy focus on Asian ingredients and flavors like matcha, ube, and Thai tea.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2023
  • For further relaxation head over to the spa, where Thai practices are combined with Japanese customs.
    — Christina Liao, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2023

Thai

2 of 2 adjective
  • Thinly slice the Thai basil leaves and arrange on a small plate or platter, along with lime wedges and the peanut mixture.
    — Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
  • For Americans, Thai fish sauce would be the closest in flavor profile but less salty.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Green curry delivers a jungle of eggplant, bamboo shoots and Thai basil in a broth colored by cilantro and green chiles.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Both plates arrived with sides of fish sauce, clear soup, lettuce, pickled daikon, cucumber — and two Thai chili peppers, which sealed the deal for me.
    — Kat Tran updated July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
  • Scotch bonnet, Thai chili, jalapeno and chili peppers regularly sprout up on the residential grounds.
    — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The diplomatic shunning came after another Thai soldier got blown up by a landmine, losing a limb.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 26 July 2025
  • This hydroponic grow system includes seed pods for six different herbs including Thai basil and dill.
    — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2023
  • It’s known for its sushi, and plates like Uchi’s hama chili, a dish of yellowtail perched upon orange supreme with ponzu and Thai chili, have become signatures.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Brick and Mortar has a menu with something for everyone—Thai dumplings, bulgogi beef tacos, hot dogs, burgers, and banana cream pie for dessert.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Stir in sugar, oyster sauce, Thai seasoning sauce and white pepper; cook, stirring often, until chicken is cooked through and coated in sauce, about 3 minutes.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • There’s a deliciously sweet Thai chili sauce and something called Samouraï, which is not at all Japanese, but a Belgian condiment of ketchup, mayo, and harissa.
    — Casey Elsass, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Each day this week the number has ticked up as more details become known, sparking fresh heartbreak for Thai families living thousands of miles from the Middle East’s latest conflict.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
  • That was a response to another Thai soldier allegedly being injured by a landmine along the disputed area, with both sides downgrading their diplomatic relations.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 July 2025
  • Guests can enjoy a dynamic lineup of live performances, from traditional music and theatrical acts to high-energy K-pop and Thai dance routines.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The menu, created by chef Brandon Thordarson, also includes pot stickers, Thai chili chicken, French onion soup, baby back ribs and short-rib bolognese.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Choices run the gamut of cultural and flavor-palette preferences, from Asian produce such as Thai basil and bok choi, to colorful Latin favorites such as chiles and avocados.
    — Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And when Brit-Pop meets sunlight, sea breeze and Thai rhythms, Thailand’s travel story begins to be told again as a place of feeling, a place where people can pause their lives and truly come back to themselves.
    — Footwear News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • For years, 14 million Thai farmers — who make up the country’s single-largest group of voters — faced volatile export prices of key agricultural commodities from rice to rubber, as well as natural disasters including drought and floods.
    — Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Bloomberg.com, 11 May 2023
  • The partnership also includes provisions for adapting Showbox intellectual property for Thai film productions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The spa’s founding principles remain the same, focusing on a holistic approach to wellbeing based on a combination of ancient practices (Thai massage, reflexology, and cleansing bath treatments) and modern science, diet, and nutrition.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2026

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