On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Thyme. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as herb and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Thyme meaning
Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
Synonyms of Thyme
Using Thyme
- The main meaning on this page is: Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
- Useful related words include: herb, herbaceous plant.
- In the example corpus, thyme often appears in combinations such as: and thyme, thyme and, fresh thyme.
Context around Thyme
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thyme
- In this selection, "thyme" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fresh, little, lemon, off, infused and potatoes stand out and add context to how "thyme" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and lemon thyme pana cotta and and onion thyme and giblet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thyme" sits close to words such as abrasive, adjournment and amalgamation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thyme
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Thyme complements meat and fish dishes. (6 words)
Add the chicken, garlic, flour, paprika, salt, pepper and thyme. (10 words)
At home, we grow pots of rosemary, roses, lavender and thyme. (11 words)
The festive meat was a treat of baked ham with its brown-sugared rind cut in a checkerboard pattern pinned with maraschino cherry and pineapple slices, or a plump chicken with bread and onion, thyme and giblet stuffing and over-full gravy boats. (43 words)
Another highlight of the dish which I hadn't expected were the carrots - roasted in thyme and honey and charred at the ends, while the bed of mash that the meat trio sat on was smooth and buttery. (38 words)
Basically, I beat a couple of eggs with salt, thyme, and plenty of black pepper, and fry the mixture like a pancake, so it became crispy on both sides. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Here we feature the Little Thyme Off, a refreshing cocktail made with a thyme-infused simple syrup.
Residents could look forward to confit duck with roasted garlic and thyme potatoes, white chocolate and lemon thyme pana cotta, and baked fish with chimichurri.
Add all the root veg along with the pearl barley, thyme, soy, tomato puree and a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
Another highlight of the dish which I hadn't expected were the carrots - roasted in thyme and honey and charred at the ends, while the bed of mash that the meat trio sat on was smooth and buttery.
At home, we grow pots of rosemary, roses, lavender and thyme.
Basically, I beat a couple of eggs with salt, thyme, and plenty of black pepper, and fry the mixture like a pancake, so it became crispy on both sides.
Fresh and Wilde Thyme, its smaller B2B and events catering operations, also posted increases in turnover.
Grind the whole spices and combine with the onions, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg and chillies.
Kicking off with the dried cranberries and thyme, he chopped it all up finely before adding salt and pepper.
Melt the butter in a pan and gently cook the onion and thyme for a few minutes without colouring.
Other herbs that thrive in the winter garden include chives, chervil, cilantro, thyme, and rosemary.
Place the fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, and bay leaves in the liquid.
She then had the traditional roast turkey for lunch, accompanied by sage and onion stuffing, thyme roast potatoes, roast carrots and parsnips, sprouts, pigs in blankets, and pan gravy.
Sprinkle half the thyme leaves over each pizza, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, black pepper and walnuts.
The experts recommended beginners try their hand at growing basil, chives, mint, parsley and thyme.
The festive meat was a treat of baked ham with its brown-sugared rind cut in a checkerboard pattern pinned with maraschino cherry and pineapple slices, or a plump chicken with bread and onion, thyme and giblet stuffing and over-full gravy boats.
The recalled product is sold at Meijer stories, Fresh Thyme Markets, and more.
Thyme complements meat and fish dishes.
Added to this are wiri wiri peppers, cloves, star anise, cinnamon, fresh or dried fine leaf thyme and other fresh aromatics.
Add the chicken, garlic, flour, paprika, salt, pepper and thyme.
Common combinations with thyme
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and thyme 23×
- thyme and 18×
- fresh thyme 9×
- the thyme 5×
- thyme in 5×
- thyme is 5×
- mountain thyme 4×
- thyme leaves 3×
- dried thyme 3×
- thyme to 3×