Wondering how to use Eggplant in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as aubergine or brinjal.
Eggplant meaning
- The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.
- A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
- A black person; used mainly by Italian-Americans.
Synonyms of Eggplant
Using Eggplant
- The main meaning on this page is: The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine. | A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit. | A black person; used mainly by Italian-Americans.
- Useful related words include: aubergine, mad apple, solanaceous vegetable, brinjal.
- In the example corpus, eggplant often appears in combinations such as: the eggplant, eggplant and, and eggplant.
Context around Eggplant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eggplant
- In this selection, "eggplant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, charred, tale, entire, project, parmesan and involves stand out and add context to how "eggplant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cut the eggplant in half and an entire eggplant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eggplant" sits close to words such as accumulates, admiralty and adventurers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eggplant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The eggplant parmesan will feature an entire eggplant. (8 words)
Leave until it is cool enough to handle, then cut the eggplant in half. (14 words)
Cut the eggplant in half if long and thin or into thick slices if round. (15 words)
One of Sarah’s methods for enjoying eggplant involves using the broken chips at the bottom of the tortilla chip bag to make a breading, coating chunks of eggplant and baking them until they are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. (44 words)
And it’s a treat to take fairy tale eggplants and use them in place of the big boys in Hetty Lui McKinnon’s recipe for charred eggplant with burrata and fried capers, a recipe that I could see serving to raves. (42 words)
Most higher value ingredients can be used to prepare quality meals that will sell for more Star Coins, so there isn’t much reason to use ingredients such as Eggplant or Pumpkins to prepare Grilled Vegetables. (36 words)
Did you ever see the aubergine, also known as an eggplant, that graced the front of the Welcome Center as part of the county’s art beautification project? (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
As part of an eggplant project at work, I tested three AAS National Winners in the edible category: Hansel, Gretel and Fairy Tale eggplant.
The eggplant parmesan will feature an entire eggplant.
One of Sarah’s methods for enjoying eggplant involves using the broken chips at the bottom of the tortilla chip bag to make a breading, coating chunks of eggplant and baking them until they are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.
There are other variations besides eggplant, such as zucchini or rice, but the eggplant version, melitzánes moussaká is by far the most popular.
A characteristic specialty of the countries of the Indian subcontinent is the so-called Bharta, a dish made of roasted eggplant pulp, enriched with garlic, spices, and aromatic herbs.
As for food, we suggest ordering the Caesar salad, tuna carpaccio, eggplant parm or tagliatelle with bolognese sauce.
Cut the eggplant in half if long and thin or into thick slices if round.
For lunch and dinner, there’s an array of American sandwich classics like chicken salad, Italian items like meatball Parm, salads, some pastas, pizzas, and eggplant and chicken Parm main dishes.
Leave until it is cool enough to handle, then cut the eggplant in half.
Most higher value ingredients can be used to prepare quality meals that will sell for more Star Coins, so there isn’t much reason to use ingredients such as Eggplant or Pumpkins to prepare Grilled Vegetables.
Pita is layered with hummus and eggplant za’alook and topped with diced tomato, cucumber, onion, dill pickle and tahini.
The eggplant sauce was a bit salty — and I say that despite being known as an absolute salt lover.
This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for charred eggplant pita sandwiches with spicy tahini.
While he was served his single banana, other passengers were given seared tuna with a Moroccan-style eggplant salad, cheese with orange salsa, and a baguette.
Yes some nightshade plants are poisonous but eggplant and tomato are also part of the same family and perfectly safe.
A lot of people find that scene funny because they think he chose that term randomly, not realizing 'eggplant' is an Italian American derogatory term for a black person.
And it’s a treat to take fairy tale eggplants and use them in place of the big boys in Hetty Lui McKinnon’s recipe for charred eggplant with burrata and fried capers, a recipe that I could see serving to raves.
Did you ever see the aubergine, also known as an eggplant, that graced the front of the Welcome Center as part of the county’s art beautification project?
Heat comes from a whole scotch bonnet pepper you pierce with the tip of a knife and simmer with the eggplant.
In a lightly greased baking dish, layer the bottom with sauce, eggplant, a sprinkle of Parmesan and a thin layer of mozzarella, layering alternately.
Common combinations with eggplant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the eggplant 19×
- eggplant and 13×
- and eggplant 8×
- eggplant parmesan 6×
- an eggplant 5×
- eggplant is 5×
- fried eggplant 4×
- of eggplant 3×
- roasted eggplant 3×
- eggplant in 3×