How do you use Liquorice in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like licorice or herb, plus the exact meaning.
Liquorice in a sentence
Liquorice meaning
UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice.
Using Liquorice
- The main meaning on this page is: UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice.
- Useful related words include: licorice, glycyrrhiza glabra, herb, herbaceous plant.
Context around Liquorice
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Liquorice
- In this selection, "liquorice" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gum, liked, unravelled, allsorts, division and catherine stand out and add context to how "liquorice" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an unravelled liquorice catherine wheel and boiled with liquorice raisons and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "liquorice" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with liquorice
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Then come Dutch bonbons from the Netherlands and extra-strong liquorice pellets from Italy. (14 words)
If you don’t like the taste of liquorice, the smell will work just as well. (16 words)
While Meghan's features hair made from an unravelled liquorice catherine wheel and earrings made from Smarties. (17 words)
Doctors were uncertain what had caused this massive drop in his potassium level, until one asked Joacim whether he liked the sweet treat - and quickly determined that his symptoms were caused by the huge amounts of salty liquorice he consumed. (40 words)
Cadbury UK (formerly Bassett's) make liquorice allsorts in the north of Sheffield on the A61 next-door to Owlerton Stadium ; it is Cadbury's Gum & Liquorice division, and also makes Belvita and Oreo for UK market. (37 words)
She was also “tipped off” that the Duchess liked liquorice as well as rose and violet creams and so prepared a gift for her with those preferences in mind. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
Cadbury UK (formerly Bassett's) make liquorice allsorts in the north of Sheffield on the A61 next-door to Owlerton Stadium ; it is Cadbury's Gum & Liquorice division, and also makes Belvita and Oreo for UK market.
She was also “tipped off” that the Duchess liked liquorice as well as rose and violet creams and so prepared a gift for her with those preferences in mind.
While Meghan's features hair made from an unravelled liquorice catherine wheel and earrings made from Smarties.
Anyway Milk and Honey look for all the world like Malteser balls, but this is honey-infused liquorice covered in milk chocolate.
Doctors were uncertain what had caused this massive drop in his potassium level, until one asked Joacim whether he liked the sweet treat - and quickly determined that his symptoms were caused by the huge amounts of salty liquorice he consumed.
Then come Dutch bonbons from the Netherlands and extra-strong liquorice pellets from Italy.
If you don’t like the taste of liquorice, the smell will work just as well.
He recommended both herb and root, and said that "the root boiled with liquorice, raisons and aniseed is good for those troubled with cough.