How to Use bitter almond in a Sentence
bitter almond
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Benzaldehyde isn’t unique to bitter almonds, though.
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Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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If the flowers of sweet almond trees are pollinated with pollen from their bitter almond cousins, the resulting nuts are likely to be poisonous.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Pure almond extract is a concentrated flavoring made from bitter almonds, alcohol, and water.
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Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Celebrations were in full swing as the cloud descended on the metropolis in a thick, deadly fog that, owing to the presence of hydrogen cyanide, smelled of bitter almonds.
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Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Even today, almond extract, used in baking and as an ingredient of marzipan, is made from oil of bitter almonds whose toxicity has been neutralized.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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