Get to know Garlic better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like ail or flavoring.
Garlic meaning
- A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
- A preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient.
Synonyms of Garlic
Using Garlic
- The main meaning on this page is: A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. | A preparation from Allium sativum used as a food ingredient or the flavor or other characteristics of such an ingredient.
- Useful related words include: allium sativum, alliaceous plant, ail, flavorer.
- In the example corpus, garlic often appears in combinations such as: garlic and, the garlic, and garlic.
Context around Garlic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Garlic
- In this selection, "garlic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, roasted, necked, artichoke, powder, includes and silverskin stand out and add context to how "garlic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a black garlic aioli sauce and a creamy garlic sauce with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "garlic" sits close to words such as accelerated, exceeded and gateway, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with garlic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Add minced garlic (or garlic powder). (6 words)
Add the garlic (you can grate the garlic directly into the mixture). (12 words)
There are different varieties or subspecies of garlic, most notably hardneck garlic and softneck garlic. (15 words)
Served on a skewer, perfectly cooked, melt-in-the-mouth pieces of sirloin, marinated in garlic and bayleaves, served with baby potatoes marinated in olive oil and garlic, with a nice dash of salt and a serving of green beans. (40 words)
I have had the most success with Monaro Purple garlic and last year planted 800gms and my profit yield was 1.5 kilograms, a year’s supply of garlic and enough cloves to replant in the garden. (37 words)
The focus of the festival is garlic-flavored food, from garlic bread and calamari to ice cream and frog legs, and some people even show their fondness for the plant by wearing garlic-shaped hats. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is sometimes considered to be a separate species, Allium ophioscorodon G.Don. * A. sativum var. sativum, or soft-necked garlic, includes artichoke garlic, silverskin garlic, and creole garlic.
The focus of the festival is garlic-flavored food, from garlic bread and calamari to ice cream and frog legs, and some people even show their fondness for the plant by wearing garlic-shaped hats.
If used as a substitute for fresh garlic, 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder is equivalent to one clove of garlic.
There are different varieties or subspecies of garlic, most notably hardneck garlic and softneck garlic.
A creamy garlic sauce with garlic powder and melted vegan butter can add a unique twist.
I have had the most success with Monaro Purple garlic and last year planted 800gms and my profit yield was 1.5 kilograms, a year’s supply of garlic and enough cloves to replant in the garden.
Some of what we foraged in Dundee: wild garlic, plantain, garlic mustard, beech leaves, ground elder, rose petals, cleavers, lime leaves, ivy leaved toadflax and nettles.
Adding seaweed, oregano or garlic to cow diets can cut methane emissions, but getting more than 1 billion free-ranging cattle to eat seaweed or garlic is logistically almost impossible.
Add the garlic (you can grate the garlic directly into the mixture).
Garlic Twister created by is a multi-functional kitchen tool that can mince all kinds of ingredients including garlic and ginger, by simply twisting back and forth.
In the meantime we will replace the Garlic and Herb Dip with our Special Garlic Dip, which is unaffected.
Served on a skewer, perfectly cooked, melt-in-the-mouth pieces of sirloin, marinated in garlic and bayleaves, served with baby potatoes marinated in olive oil and garlic, with a nice dash of salt and a serving of green beans.
Add garlic and saute for with chili powder, cumin, paprika and a pinch of salt for a minute or so to be sure the garlic doesn’t burn.
Add minced garlic (or garlic powder).
Allicin is produced by chopping or crushing garlic which stimulates the enzymatic process that converts the phytonutrient into allicin, a compound to which many of garlic’s health benefits are attributed.
Chef Ash also created a Black Garlic Aioli Sauce made with the world's most expensive garlic and his specially-made mayonnaise.
After some time perusing some of tempting deals on offer, I settled for some pizza, choosing some garlic sautéed potatoes and a garlic mayo dip as my sides.
For example, an organic tomato sauce with olive oil and garlic served is a healthy option, as is a fresh tomato soup prepared with, olive oil, and garlic.
It’s not currently known if garlic is able to cure a yeast infection, but garlic might be able to prevent vaginal thrush infections or improve existing infections.
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes – Real russet potatoes, butter and sour cream enhanced with chopped roasted garlic and pepper.
Common combinations with garlic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- garlic and 41×
- the garlic 29×
- and garlic 27×
- of garlic 14×
- garlic bread 13×
- with garlic 12×
- garlic is 12×
- garlic to 10×
- wild garlic 7×
- garlic butter 7×