Explore Hummus through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like humus or spread. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hummus in a sentence
Hummus meaning
A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.
Using Hummus
- The main meaning on this page is: A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.
- Useful related words include: humus, hommos, hoummos, humous.
- In the example corpus, hummus often appears in combinations such as: hummus and, the hummus, of hummus.
Context around Hummus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hummus
- In this selection, "hummus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, holiday, sabra, rotating, debacle, house and salad stand out and add context to how "hummus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all sabra hummus was recalled and and the hummus was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hummus" sits close to words such as acupuncture, aero and ahl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hummus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s like the jewel on the crown of your hummus empire. (12 words)
And one of my favorite snacks, honestly, is getting fresh vegetables with hummus. (13 words)
Take half of a whole wheat pita and spread a layer of hummus on it. (15 words)
Unlike the 2016 Sabra holiday hummus debacle, in which all Sabra hummus was recalled due to concern over a listeria outbreak, people of all religions and nationalities will be able to feast on holiday hummus and not die. (38 words)
My pita was hot, and the hummus was a colorful collection of spices and herbs and had that made-right-then taste — something you can’t achieve when it travels a far distance to get to you. (37 words)
He took it all and, combined with some loans, opened his own hummus joint as a part of a larger franchise, Hummus Eliyahu, in Be’er Tuvia, a moshav in southern Israel. (32 words)
The good news is hummus is easy to make, hummus has never been more delicious, simple and fun! (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
Unlike the 2016 Sabra holiday hummus debacle, in which all Sabra hummus was recalled due to concern over a listeria outbreak, people of all religions and nationalities will be able to feast on holiday hummus and not die.
The Hummus House is offering 15 percent off customers' first online order via its website in addition to a number of rotating hummus, salad and falafel specials.
He took it all and, combined with some loans, opened his own hummus joint as a part of a larger franchise, Hummus Eliyahu, in Be’er Tuvia, a moshav in southern Israel.
The good news is hummus is easy to make, hummus has never been more delicious, simple and fun!
A relaxation of the rules in June 2009 meant that processed hummus was allowed in, but not hummus with extras such as pine nuts or mushrooms.
And one of my favorite snacks, honestly, is getting fresh vegetables with hummus.
Each dish at Zahter tells a tale of culinary tradition and innovation, from flavorful kebabs to creamy hummus.
For years, PepsiCo Inc. tried to move past its junk-food roots and shift its business toward hummus, yogurt, kombucha, vegetable crisps and fruit-and-nut bars.
I ordered the chicken shawarma pita which comes with feta, harissa hummus, pickles and halloumi on the side, in total it came to £15.30.
It’s like the jewel on the crown of your hummus empire.
It will offer some Turkish and Greek dishes, including a selection of starters, such as cacik, hummus, mozzarella sticks and a sharing platter.
Menu ranges from: Tilapia nachos, hummus plate, beet carpaccio salad, chicken sliders, veggie street tacos, fish tacos, and seasonal pizzas.
My pita was hot, and the hummus was a colorful collection of spices and herbs and had that made-right-then taste — something you can’t achieve when it travels a far distance to get to you.
Pita is layered with hummus and eggplant za’alook and topped with diced tomato, cucumber, onion, dill pickle and tahini.
Salmon with rice, spinach chickpeas, tomatoes and hummus in a chicken broth came for lunch, with chicken thighs potatoes and mixed berries in the afternoon.
Take half of a whole wheat pita and spread a layer of hummus on it.
That will join a TBA menu of housemade hummus, pita, pickle and olive plates, along with handhelds, salads and flatbreads.
The hummus came in two different flavours, with a delicate and light flatbread that made me feel somewhat healthier with the number of comfort food dishes on our table.
The hummus complimented the flatbread well, which was easy to apply onto the bread and I liked the addition of the olives and pomegranate which added to the garlicky and savoury flavour.
We romped around on the Internet some, he fed us homemade hummus pockets, and this time his girl was better behaved, although she still needed a lot of attention.
Common combinations with hummus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hummus and 19×
- the hummus 13×
- of hummus 9×
- and hummus 8×
- hummus is 5×
- hummus with 5×
- sabra hummus 4×
- with hummus 4×
- hummus was 3×
- is hummus 3×