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How do you use Lentil in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like legume, plus the exact meaning.

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Lentil in a sentence

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Lentil meaning

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
  2. The seed of these plants, used as food.
  3. A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.

Synonyms of Lentil

legume lentil plant lens culinaris leguminous plant

Using Lentil

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. | The seed of these plants, used as food. | A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.
  • Useful related words include: legume, lentil plant, lens culinaris, leguminous plant.
  • In the example corpus, lentil often appears in combinations such as: lentil soup, of lentil, the lentil.

Context around Lentil

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Lentil

  • In this selection, "lentil" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, red, spaghetti, puy, soup, based and ragu stand out and add context to how "lentil" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a curry lentil soup and a red lentil dal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lentil" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lentil

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Roberson is making a curry lentil soup. (7 words)

If you dislike chickpeas, any bean or lentil is a good snack. (12 words)

All those calories and not a single animal product – or lentil salad – in sight. (14 words)

She had prepared the black bean and puy lentil shepherd’s pie during the group’s February cook-off, when they create dishes based on ‘free food’ which is low in calories so Slimming World members can eat as much of it as they like. (45 words)

Two of his favourite simple dishes are cheesy beanos with vegan cheese and lentil soup, which he enjoys in its “chunky” form if it’s the only course, but if it’s a starter he prefers to blend it. (39 words)

With its perfectly flakey crust and a generous mixture of lentil or green peppers and then spiced just right with onions, cumin and a touch of nutmeg rounded out with a spicy hot sauce for dipping. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

A spokesperson said: “Things were quiet over the winter but we are now emerging ready for another year of lentil-based action.

In time, experimentation did expand the toolbox; plant-based burgers and sausages went from being lentil-based fiber pucks to pretty good imitations of the real thing.

My gluten-free guest had a lovely burrata, followed by the spaghetti lentil ragu, which was so nice she could not even tell it was gluten free.

She had prepared the black bean and puy lentil shepherd’s pie during the group’s February cook-off, when they create dishes based on ‘free food’ which is low in calories so Slimming World members can eat as much of it as they like.

The red lentil soup was the star of the entrées, lightly curried with tomato, fresh coriander and a decadent dollop of coconut cream ($15).

With its perfectly flakey crust and a generous mixture of lentil or green peppers and then spiced just right with onions, cumin and a touch of nutmeg rounded out with a spicy hot sauce for dipping.

Add the meatballs to the lentil mixture and simmer for 10 minutes, turning halfway through cooking.

If you dislike chickpeas, any bean or lentil is a good snack.

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Now, Gaza Soup Kitchen rotates through four staple meals — seasoned rice, pasta, maftoul, and lentil soup — and adds on wherever it can.

The vegan dumpling is a deep-fried lentil flour concoction, fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside.

All those calories and not a single animal product – or lentil salad – in sight.

Her mother — the artist, actress and costume designer Alba Clemente — would often experiment with local ingredients as she cooked a red lentil dal.

In addition, wheat, barley, gram, lentil, peas and mango also witnessed a long stretch of days in March when arrivals were negligible.

Roberson is making a curry lentil soup.

There are also two soups, both of which are vegan: red lentil, and squash and curried cauliflower.

Two of his favourite simple dishes are cheesy beanos with vegan cheese and lentil soup, which he enjoys in its “chunky” form if it’s the only course, but if it’s a starter he prefers to blend it.

A light preparation of any yellow dal (lentil) or soup is good due to their protein content while the water in the dal helps in keeping your body hydrated.

Begin your holiday meal at the Mondrian with roasted wild mushroom and lentil soup with truffle oil and a choice of baby organic oak leaf salad or pesto-crusted diver scallop.

Here, you’ll find authentic Lebanese food, such as chicken shawarma wraps, baklava, baba ghanouj, falafel, hummus, lemon lentil soup and more.

Sambhar is a spicy lentil-based vegetable stew that is popular in southern India.

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Common combinations with lentil

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lentil" in a sentence?
An example: "A spokesperson said: “Things were quiet over the winter but we are now emerging ready for another year of lentil-based action." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lentil" from authentic English texts.
What does "lentil" mean?
Lentil means: Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
What are synonyms of "lentil"?
Common synonyms of "lentil" include: legume, lentil plant, lens culinaris, leguminous plant.
How many example sentences with "lentil" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "lentil", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.