How to Use ginger in a Sentence

ginger

noun
  • The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ginger.
  • In a small bowl, combine the hoisin, ketchup, vinegar, and ginger.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 18 May 2017
  • Add pork, garlic and ginger root to pan and saute until pork is browned on all sides.
    — Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity, 13 June 2017
  • Roughly $20 per person gets you a prix fixe menu of fish soup cooked over an open fire and the catch of the day grilled with herbs and ginger.
    — Matt Hranek, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
  • Remove the chicken and add the onion, ginger, garlic, red bell pepper and fennel to the skillet.
    — Linda Gassenheimer, Twin Cities, 29 May 2017
  • Put the blackberries, sugar, lemon juice, zest and ginger in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
    — Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 11 May 2017
  • Combine cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, and ginger in a saucepan.
    — Priya Krishna, Marie Claire, 24 May 2017
  • My weekends would now consist of ginger ale and lemonade.
    — Tim Boomer, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017
  • The mixture is served in a traditional format with ginger beer, as a rum punch highball, or on the rocks with Bulleit rye.
    — Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 13 June 2017
  • Or call for the Medicina Latina, which mixes tequila, mezcal, ginger, and lime to cure what ails you.
    — Esquire Editors, Esquire, 25 May 2017
  • Add ground spices like cinnamon, allspice, ginger and nutmeg to the batter.
    — Ileana Morales Valentine, Tampa Bay Times, 20 Feb. 2017
  • To make the salad dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the cilantro, mint, garlic, ginger, chile, lime zest, fish sauce, sugar, and rice wine vinegar.
    — Kristen Bateman, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2015
  • Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, orange zest, and star anise.
    — Sasha Ingber, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2017
  • To make the spice mix, in a mixing bowl, stir together the paprika, cayenne, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger and salt.
    — Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 May 2017
  • The optional and delicious ginger sauce is for dipping the chicken into between spoonfuls of soup.
    — Andrea Nguyen, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2017
  • The extra tanks will allow the brewery to expand its experimental offerings, the first of which — Pink Vapor Stew, a citrusy sour with beets, carrots and ginger — is now in cans.
    — John Frank, The Know, 13 June 2017
  • It's warmed up with a touch of ground cinnamon, but ginger is also a delicious addition.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • Some of her clients will also cut kombucha with ginger tea or another herbal tea to reduce the overall sugar content.
    — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
  • The base of this simple mocktail is a ginger-lime cordial that's brightly flavored and not too sweet.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 July 2026
  • That translated to a trail of smoke curled around notes of salt, neroli, ginger lily, and citrus.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 June 2026

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