clove
Example Sentences
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As written by Claire Dinhut, tonka “has a sweetness to it that resembles grassy, hay-like, fresh vanilla. However, tonka beans also give off a slightly warming and spicy aftertaste of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.”
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
The eels are sedated using clove oil so that Dr Evans and his PhD student group can easily measure them.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
One woman arrived with a clove of garlic and placed it down on the table before she started talking.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
This is not the first time that the orange juice industry has had to contend with clove odor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
We still sometimes do that today: For example, gingerbread mixes sugar with spices such as ginger, clove, and nutmeg.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
