How do you use Leek in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like scallion or vegetable, plus the exact meaning.
Leek meaning
- A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
Using Leek
- The main meaning on this page is: A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. | Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
- Useful related words include: scallion, allium porrum, alliaceous plant, vegetable.
- In the example corpus, leek often appears in combinations such as: leek and, and leek, to leek.
Context around Leek
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leek
- In this selection, "leek" 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, street, sliced, frank, chennai, guanciale and pasta stand out and add context to how "leek" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include add the leek and onion and away to leek the ladies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leek" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leek
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Heat the butter in a large saucepan, and add the leek and onion. (13 words)
The Welsh national rugby team also wears a leek emblem on their shirts during matches. (15 words)
Agnolotti is filled with leek, guanciale and pork shoulder, and served with a spicy ’nduja sauce. (16 words)
On a day where points were at a premium, down the line balls went to Glenn Rees, Colin Maclean and Brett Nowlan with 30 points, and to Roger Parker, David Leek, Grant Wilson and Colin Crowle with 29 points. (39 words)
Draws will be made on the day but the top flight pairs include Andy James & Frank Leek and Geoff Wylde & Dave East of champions Highley, while there are three Horsehay pairs chasing the second division title. (36 words)
Other Peak District beauty spots he had been seen at included the Roaches, the Danebridge Trail near Lud's Church, the Manifold Trail, and Three Shires Head in Axe Edge Moor between Leek and Buxton. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
After spending around £500,000 on renovating inside and outside of the building on the corner of High Street and Salisbury Street, Leek, Chennai has opened its doors.
Agnolotti is filled with leek, guanciale and pork shoulder, and served with a spicy ’nduja sauce.
And for a £2 suggested dinner donation between 4.30pm and 5.30pm there is a dinner buffet served which is creamy chicken, mushrooms and leek pasta.
Arthur mixed the chicken pieces, chopped potatoes, sliced leek, chopped carrot, chopped green pepper, and chopped plum tomato.
Despite a shaky start in the Midlands Division 1, away to Leek, the ladies' 2nd XI came away with a 2-0 victory.
Draws will be made on the day but the top flight pairs include Andy James & Frank Leek and Geoff Wylde & Dave East of champions Highley, while there are three Horsehay pairs chasing the second division title.
Gemma was then scrolling through Facebook when she saw the name Hand in a group about her hometown, Leek in Staffordshire.
Head to Wal Restaurant for a slap of Welsh breakfast, which comes with Welsh leek sausages, black pudding, hash browns and all the trimmings you’d expect.
Heat the butter in a large saucepan, and add the leek and onion.
I’m a big galette girl, so when I saw this recipe for a leek and potato galette with a pistachio crust, I knew I had to try it for myself.
In our house, we always make a midweek version of tomato, leek and oregano beans (essentially posh beans on toast), which always hits the spot after a long day at work.
Large Leek has a base strength of 186, and it can be sold for seven Dream Shards.
Leeks are often associated with the nation as Welsh people traditionally ate leek soup or stew.
Meanwhile she pinned a glittering copy of the Welsh Guards Leek Brooch on her lapel for the outing.
On a day where points were at a premium, down the line balls went to Glenn Rees, Colin Maclean and Brett Nowlan with 30 points, and to Roger Parker, David Leek, Grant Wilson and Colin Crowle with 29 points.
Other Peak District beauty spots he had been seen at included the Roaches, the Danebridge Trail near Lud's Church, the Manifold Trail, and Three Shires Head in Axe Edge Moor between Leek and Buxton.
Reception into St Mary's R.C Church, Leek on Thursday evening, November 2nd at 6.30pm.
That means great steaks and fish and wonderful veggie dishes (plates like leek and nori terrine with goats curd and roasted hazelnuts, are creative enough to sway the most ardent meat lover).
The Phoenix Singers and Johnny Coppin’s first musical collaboration was in 1999, and they have performed together several times since, both in Leek and Gloucestershire.
The Welsh national rugby team also wears a leek emblem on their shirts during matches.
Common combinations with leek
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- leek and 10×
- and leek 3×
- to leek 3×
- in leek 3×
- the leek 2×
- for leek 2×
- leek soup 2×
- between leek 2×
- church leek 2×
- on leek 2×