On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Molasses. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as syrup and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Molasses meaning
- A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.
- Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup.
- Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.
Synonyms of Molasses
Using Molasses
- The main meaning on this page is: A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses. | Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup. | Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words.
- Useful related words include: syrup, sirup.
- In the example corpus, molasses often appears in combinations such as: the molasses, molasses and, of molasses.
Context around Molasses
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 5 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Molasses
- In this selection, "molasses" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blackstrap, cane, significant, cane, sugar and content stand out and add context to how "molasses" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cane molasses syrup blackstrap and best ever molasses cookies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "molasses" sits close to words such as accordion, admires and aftermarket, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with molasses
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The secret to the best-ever molasses cookies? (8 words)
Blackstrap molasses is significantly more bitter than "regular" molasses. (9 words)
In place of molasses, you can also use honey. (9 words)
Brown sugar crystals Brown sugar comes either from the late stages of cane sugar refining, when sugar forms fine crystals with significant molasses content, or from coating white refined sugar with a cane molasses syrup (blackstrap molasses). (37 words)
Forms and uses Rock candy crystallized out of a supersaturated sugar solution * Brown sugars are granulated sugars, either containing residual molasses, or with the grains deliberately coated with molasses to produce a light- or dark-colored sugar. (37 words)
Top with the charred tomatoes (pluck them from the vines, more or less), followed by the crumbled feta and the sundried tomato paste, then the apricot salsa, then drizzle over the tablespoon of pomegranate molasses to serve. (37 words)
The secret to the best-ever molasses cookies? (8 words)
You ever see a slow-as-molasses, 285-pound man beat out an infield single? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cane molasses A bottle of molasses Cane molasses is a common ingredient in baking and cooking. citation To make molasses, sugar cane is harvested and stripped of leaves.
Brown sugar crystals Brown sugar comes either from the late stages of cane sugar refining, when sugar forms fine crystals with significant molasses content, or from coating white refined sugar with a cane molasses syrup (blackstrap molasses).
Rather than the molasses richness you expect even in standard, unaged white rums made from molasses, the sugarcane juice-derived agricoles taste intensely like the earth they sprang from.
Blackstrap molasses is significantly more bitter than "regular" molasses.
Blackstrap molasses The third boiling of the sugar syrup yields dark, viscous blackstrap molasses, known for its robust flavor. citation The majority of sucrose from the original juice has been crystallized and removed.
Forms and uses Rock candy crystallized out of a supersaturated sugar solution * Brown sugars are granulated sugars, either containing residual molasses, or with the grains deliberately coated with molasses to produce a light- or dark-colored sugar.
It is possible to extract additional sugar from beet molasses through molasses desugarization.
If the fresh taffy spinning in the window gets your mouthwatering, just wait until you try some of the melt-in-your-mouth flavors like salted caramel, vanilla, and molasses.
In place of molasses, you can also use honey.
Molasses tanks play a significant role in diverse types of industries, mainly in agriculture and even food processing.
Rich, bittersweet molasses donuts at Sadie’s Bakery in Houlton (Wednesdays only).
The Molasses Flood team was fairly small prior to the acquisition, and it’s not clear how many developers are left following the layoffs.
The molasses started spilling onto the highway on I-90 near the I-405 interchange causing the semi-tanker truck to pull over.
The secret to the best-ever molasses cookies?
You ever see a slow-as-molasses, 285-pound man beat out an infield single?
I move in slow motion as if wading through molasses.
Industry sources said as the government’s objective is limited to control ethanol and sugar, the definition of by-products should exclude many items like bagasse, CBG, potash derived from molasses (PDM) and press cakes.
Maura and Richard both got stuck into the pretence, as they covered one another in feathers and molasses and put on their best acting performance.
To create her culinary invention, Irwin melted down 12 cans of Moxie to make molasses.
Top with the charred tomatoes (pluck them from the vines, more or less), followed by the crumbled feta and the sundried tomato paste, then the apricot salsa, then drizzle over the tablespoon of pomegranate molasses to serve.
Common combinations with molasses
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the molasses 12×
- molasses and 11×
- of molasses 6×
- molasses is 6×
- and molasses 6×
- blackstrap molasses 5×
- from molasses 4×
- molasses or 4×
- beet molasses 4×
- sugar molasses 4×