Explore Onion through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bulb or vegetable. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Onion meaning
- A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- The bulb of such a plant.
- Any of various plants, mostly of the genus Allium, that are more or less similar to Allium cepa.
Onion vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Onion
- The main meaning on this page is: A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. | The bulb of such a plant. | Any of various plants, mostly of the genus Allium, that are more or less similar to Allium cepa.
- Useful related words include: bulb, onion plant, allium cepa, alliaceous plant.
- Possible Dutch translations are: ui, ajuin.
- In the example corpus, onion often appears in combinations such as: the onion, onion and, and onion.
Context around Onion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Onion
- In this selection, "onion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, red, tree, green, garlic, inc and farmers stand out and add context to how "onion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a green onion but thinner and add onion garlic and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "onion" sits close to words such as assurance, decay and fatally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with onion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You even get a choice of gravy: meat or onion (naturally I chose onion). (14 words)
In the same pot, sauté onion, garlic, carrots, and celery until the onion is translucent. (15 words)
The Crunchy Onion, for instance, is topped with ancho-chile-dusted onion strings and chipotle mayo. (16 words)
As comedy and entertainment writers, we applaud Onion Inc.’s inclusionary vision—with The Onion, ClickHole, The A.V. Club, Onion Labs, and the essential contributions of Onion Inc.’s video and art departments—coming together to build a union. (40 words)
The massive burger, pictured here, boasts all the essentials: a specially made bap to hold the patty, a mountain of onion rings, a smothering of cheese, and, of course, some greens including lettuce, red onion, and tomatoes. (37 words)
For the experiment, we tested the amount of air in packets of five of the nation's favourite crisps - Pickled Onion Monster Munch, Tangy Cheese Doritos, BBQ Beef Hula Hoops, Walkers Cheese and Onion, and Wotsits. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Stalls typically offer onion plaits, themed arts and crafts and numerous onion-based foods, including onion cakes, onion soups and onion breads.
As comedy and entertainment writers, we applaud Onion Inc.’s inclusionary vision—with The Onion, ClickHole, The A.V. Club, Onion Labs, and the essential contributions of Onion Inc.’s video and art departments—coming together to build a union.
A. ×proliferum, tree onion The tree onion or Egyptian onion produces bulblets in the umbel instead of flowers, and is now known to be a hybrid of A. cepa × A. fistulosum.
As for sides, Skiersch is excited to offer house-made chips, an orzo pasta salad with Kalamata olives, red onion, cucumber, feta and red onion, all tossed in a light lemon-dill dressing.
Citing the example of onion farmers, he said, “In less than six months, the Centre took two ad hoc decisions detrimental to onion growers.
For the experiment, we tested the amount of air in packets of five of the nation's favourite crisps - Pickled Onion Monster Munch, Tangy Cheese Doritos, BBQ Beef Hula Hoops, Walkers Cheese and Onion, and Wotsits.
I liked the addition of the melted Cheddar and the two types of onion - the crunchy red onion chunks and the crispy fried onions.
It’s meant to have vegan stuffing, ‘mouth- watering onion gravy’ and cranberry and onion relish, but that’s news to me.
Next stir in the finely chopped onion and cook over low heat for three minutes or until the onion is tender and transparent.
The Crunchy Onion, for instance, is topped with ancho-chile-dusted onion strings and chipotle mayo.
The last time too, this government pushed onion farmers to the edge by slapping export cess on onion.
Turn the onion over and use your fingers to gently separate the “petals” of the onion.
And as much as I liked the thick onion topping, I would use Campbell’s double-onion technique if I were to make this again.
Cook’s notes: Traditionally, the chicken is skewered with negi, a member of the green onion family that’s thicker than a green onion but thinner than a leek.
In the same pot, sauté onion, garlic, carrots, and celery until the onion is translucent.
So sour cream and onion, hummus topped with beef, bacon, sumac, onions, scallions, French onion cream, and the works.
The massive burger, pictured here, boasts all the essentials: a specially made bap to hold the patty, a mountain of onion rings, a smothering of cheese, and, of course, some greens including lettuce, red onion, and tomatoes.
Turn the heat to medium, throw in the onion, garlic and chilli and cook for around 10 minutes, until the onion has softened.
You even get a choice of gravy: meat or onion (naturally I chose onion).
Add onion, garlic and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes.
Common combinations with onion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the onion 43×
- onion and 39×
- and onion 19×
- glass onion 16×
- of onion 14×
- red onion 14×
- onion rings 11×
- onion knives 11×
- onion is 9×
- green onion 5×