Wondering how to use Sorrel in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as herb or hibiscus.
Sorrel meaning
- Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially
- Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable.
Synonyms of Sorrel
Sorrel vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Sorrel
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially | Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially | Rumex acetosa (common sorrel, garden sorrel), sometimes used as a salad vegetable.
- Useful related words include: herb, herbaceous plant, hibiscus, hibiscus sabdariffa.
- Possible Dutch translations are: zurkel, veldzuring.
- In the example corpus, sorrel often appears in combinations such as: of sorrel, sorrel and, mont sorrel.
Context around Sorrel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sorrel
- In this selection, "sorrel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mont, little, old, rider, persephone and instead stand out and add context to how "sorrel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also called sorrel it s and and mary sorrel act3 s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sorrel" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sorrel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pass me a glass of sorrel instead. (7 words)
Sorrel and seeds are on the agenda this week. (9 words)
Also called sorrel, it’s widely consumed in the Caribbean. (10 words)
Don’t worry though if picking nettles is a stretch or if your chances of finding a bunch of sorrel or or wild garlic are slim, supermarket greens will also make these dishes sing; try watercress, spinach and spring greens. (40 words)
In Romania, wild or garden sorrel, known as măcriş or ştevie, is used to make sour soups, stewed with spinach, added fresh to lettuce and spinach in salads or over open sandwiches. (32 words)
Don’t forget the baking aroma of our rich fruit cake, the sweet unique taste of sorrel, and the variety of sumptuous dishes fully dressing every dinner table at this time. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
He suggested that the southern attack from St. Yves to Mont Sorrel should come first and that Mont Sorrel to Steenstraat should be attacked within 48–72 hours.
Robertson, p. 499. His horse was named "Little Sorrel" (also known as "Old Sorrel"), a small chestnut gelding which ironically was a captured Union horse from a Connecticut farm.
Also called sorrel, it’s widely consumed in the Caribbean.
Don’t forget the baking aroma of our rich fruit cake, the sweet unique taste of sorrel, and the variety of sumptuous dishes fully dressing every dinner table at this time.
Joining them on the ice was drumming group Sorrel Rider, as well as dancers.
Now is a wonderful time to enjoy the woodland as wildflowers are at their most abundant and bluebells, wood anemone, wood sorrel and lesser celandine cover the ground.
Sadly missed by her children Steve and Michelle, grandchildren Sorrel, Persephone, Lavinia and Emma, great-grandchildren Rory, Florence and Theodore, daughter-in-law Caroline, nephews, nieces, extended family and friends.
Sorrel and seeds are on the agenda this week.
While the rum in the sorrel—a common addition to the drink—brought a punch I was familiar with, I was not expecting the intensity of a heavily gingered brew.
Be safe and Season Greetings as I leave with you the recipe to my favourite beverage, Sorrel.
Pass me a glass of sorrel instead.
The galette is a textbook example of a very rich dish brightened and lightened by sorrel.
An average farmer would pull like 1,000 pounds of sorrel and he would use 10-15 people to get that.
Do not confuse either with sheep sorrel (), a common weed in acid soil.
Don’t worry though if picking nettles is a stretch or if your chances of finding a bunch of sorrel or or wild garlic are slim, supermarket greens will also make these dishes sing; try watercress, spinach and spring greens.
Lamb pancetta, blood orange curd, corn “mush” made from heirloom pink corn, succotash made with tepary beans, and a leafy crown of sorrel and chervil surround the tuna.
She and Mary Sorrel, Act3’s executive director and board chair, bring show candidates to the table.
In northern Nigeria, sorrel is known as yakuwa or sure (pronounced suuray) in Hausa or karassu in Kanuri.
In Romania, wild or garden sorrel, known as măcriş or ştevie, is used to make sour soups, stewed with spinach, added fresh to lettuce and spinach in salads or over open sandwiches.
Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock.
Common combinations with sorrel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of sorrel 5×
- sorrel and 5×
- mont sorrel 2×
- little sorrel 2×
- sorrel common 2×