On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Fennel. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as herb or vegetable and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Fennel meaning
- A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
- The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
Synonyms of Fennel
Using Fennel
- The main meaning on this page is: A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. | The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable. | The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
- Useful related words include: herb, herbaceous plant, florence fennel, finocchio.
- In the example corpus, fennel often appears in combinations such as: fennel and, and fennel, fennel seeds.
Context around Fennel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fennel
- In this selection, "fennel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, celery, crushed, jack, seeds, bulb and sausage stand out and add context to how "fennel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and includes fennel and caraway and apple butter fennel candied walnut. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fennel" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fennel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Spread out the fennel on a platter. (7 words)
Once water boils, place fennel in the pot and boil for one minute. (13 words)
Place 1kg of thinly sliced carrot, fennel and cabbage in a large bowl. (13 words)
As instructed, I tucked the rolled-out dough “over the top of the fennel and tomato mixture” and “down around the sides of the pan,” but the pastry shrank and I wound up with a syrupy flat thing that wasn’t what I hoped for. (45 words)
There's also shakshuka and sabich — a pita packed with fried eggplant, cabbage and a soft-boiled egg — as well as a rotating fish dish, several offerings with chicken, and shipud, a strip loin skewer with caramelized fennel and shallots. (40 words)
I started with roast quail, puy lentils, salted baked celeriac, blackberry and hazelnut while Deborah went for a chicken and black pudding fritter with burnt apple butter, fennel, candied walnut, petit salad and a toasted brioche. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Toss garlic, onions, carrots, celery, fennel bulb, crushed fennel seeds and ½ cup olive oil into the pot.
Around 7pm on Saturday night, US President was out in Washington on a Valentine's week date-night, lingering over rigatoni with fennel sausage ragu before returning with his wife to the White House.
Jack Fennel scored on the next play to give North Catholic a 6-0 lead.
Once water boils, place fennel in the pot and boil for one minute.
Place 1kg of thinly sliced carrot, fennel and cabbage in a large bowl.
Spread out the fennel on a platter.
The seasonal menu features the best of the San Juan Islands, including dishes like Lum Farm pork with black kale, sweet onion, fennel and nectarines, and Judd Cove oysters with citrus mignonette.
We’re supposed to pour roasted cauliflower and cockle chowder over it, and the pickled fennel.
A composed salad of crisp green beans, thinly sliced fennel, and walnuts is made surprising with the addition of dried sage.
As instructed, I tucked the rolled-out dough “over the top of the fennel and tomato mixture” and “down around the sides of the pan,” but the pastry shrank and I wound up with a syrupy flat thing that wasn’t what I hoped for.
Crumble the Gorgonzola over the top of each, then scatter with the fresh peas and the leafy fennel tops to serve.
Get the garlic cloves diced, then slice and dice the courgettes, fennel bulbs, and potatoes into hearty chunks.
I started with roast quail, puy lentils, salted baked celeriac, blackberry and hazelnut while Deborah went for a chicken and black pudding fritter with burnt apple butter, fennel, candied walnut, petit salad and a toasted brioche.
Meanwhile artist Claire Basler painted a 'magical' backdrop for the wildflower display including musk mallow, clover, daisies, fennel and wild carrot.
Medium intense nose with notes of fennel and fine herbs, some green apple and pear, along with tropical fruit and citrus in the background.
Nicely arranged was the bright-looking fennel citrus salad featuring punchy segments of a ruby red grapefruit.
The $595 meal serves four people and includes fennel and caraway spiced turkey breast, smoked turkey leg confit plus sides such as roasted squash and Brussels sprouts, and a rich pumpkin pie and sweets box.
The pork is seasoned with fennel seed, salt, pepper and a garlic-herb paste then braised in liquid flavored with tomato paste and arbol chile.
There's also shakshuka and sabich — a pita packed with fried eggplant, cabbage and a soft-boiled egg — as well as a rotating fish dish, several offerings with chicken, and shipud, a strip loin skewer with caramelized fennel and shallots.
Toast the fennel seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring, until they begin to pop and become fragrant.
Common combinations with fennel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: