On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Frankincense. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as thus or gum and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Frankincense in a sentence
Frankincense meaning
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
Using Frankincense
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
- Useful related words include: olibanum, gum olibanum, thus, gum.
- In the example corpus, frankincense often appears in combinations such as: frankincense and, of frankincense, and frankincense.
Context around Frankincense
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frankincense
- In this selection, "frankincense" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gold, burning, debut, essential, butler and lemongrass stand out and add context to how "frankincense" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include activities of frankincense essential oil and and gold frankincense and myrrh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frankincense" sits close to words such as abhinandan, abhor and abscesses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frankincense
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Frankincense was used as incense and medicine. (7 words)
Biological activities of frankincense essential oil in human dermal fibroblasts. (10 words)
What is not healthy, however, is the future of frankincense. (10 words)
But both LaBossiere and Hilaire told police they performed cleansing baths on the children, which included putting frankincense and eucalyptus oils and sea salt on their bodies while burning myrrh, according to the report. (34 words)
I’ll mix shea butter, Vitamin E oil, argan oil and coconut oil as a base, and then I’ll mix in dry turmeric, peppermint, eucalyptus, cedar wood, myrrh, frankincense, lemongrass and rosemary. (33 words)
Traveling from taste to scent, Shangri-La Al Husn, Muscat offers Oman’s debut Frankincense Butler where guests are taken on a journey into the ancient history of Omani culture. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
And in a final gesture of farewell, the priest swung over the coffin a censer of burning frankincense, whose aromatic billows of smoke wafted up into the heavens.
Biological activities of frankincense essential oil in human dermal fibroblasts.
The Greek army attacked and made off with a number of prisoners and quantities of frankincense and myrrh as well as five hundred talents of silver.
Traveling from taste to scent, Shangri-La Al Husn, Muscat offers Oman’s debut Frankincense Butler where guests are taken on a journey into the ancient history of Omani culture.
Frankincense is one of the three gifts the wise men brought to baby Jesus.
Frankincense was used as incense and medicine.
In pre-classical times, the talent was often used for weighing gold and silver but also mentioned in connection with other metals, ivory, and frankincense.
One is frankincense, which is an old perfume brand and the other is myrrh, also a kind of scent.
Scents include pomegranate, hyssop, Rose of Sharon, frankincense and myrrh, cassia, spikenard and more: Item: 13NR, $10-11; mix-and-match quantity discount.
It is said the star led them to Jesus' home town where they worship him and give him gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh.
It was a source of exotic finery and soulful treasures like gold, peacocks, jewels, frankincense and precious sandalwood.
What is not healthy, however, is the future of frankincense.
I’ll mix shea butter, Vitamin E oil, argan oil and coconut oil as a base, and then I’ll mix in dry turmeric, peppermint, eucalyptus, cedar wood, myrrh, frankincense, lemongrass and rosemary.
The man who built the Holy Temple understood how to leave a lasting legacy – he wouldn’t be satisfied with merely decriminalizing marijuana (or frankincense and myrrh).
There is a selection of cheeses, plum chutney and a fantastic selection of chocs including salted caramel truffles and gold, frankincense and myrrh dark chocolate by Coco Chocolatier.
This brand is a good source of popular oils such as bergamot, frankincense and peppermint at prices that trend toward the mid-range.
But both LaBossiere and Hilaire told police they performed cleansing baths on the children, which included putting frankincense and eucalyptus oils and sea salt on their bodies while burning myrrh, according to the report.
Exploiting the vulnerable and voiceless frankincense harvesters and grower will have negative implication and consequences at international level.
It wasn’t gold, frankincense or myrrh, but the Brookfield Zoo got its own gift the day after Christmas: the birth of a gray seal pup.
The Purple Hindu Kush strain of marijuana is the base for the fragrance, while lemon, tobacco and frankincense are the added elements.
Common combinations with frankincense
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- frankincense and 8×
- of frankincense 3×
- and frankincense 3×
- gold frankincense 3×