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Example sentences for "almond"

Lexicographically close words:
almesse; almightie; almightiness; almiranta; almo; almonds; almoner; almoners; almonry; almost
  1. Almond blamed this on "a lack of dedication to purpose, pride of accomplishment and devotion to duty and teammates by the majority of black riflemen assigned to Infantry Units.

  2. On the other hand, General Almond reported, infantry elements were unable to close with the enemy and destroy him.

  3. When the petals drop, the ovary appears covered with a thick tough downy pericarp, within which is the hard stone or nut, the kernel or almond of which is the seed.

  4. Unmold on rounds of sponge cake a little larger than the custard molds, cover with meringue creamed with almond extract.

  5. Cook one cup of sugar and one-half cup water for two minutes; cool and add to one quart thin cream, combine mixtures, add three-fourths tablespoonful each vanilla and almond extracts and a pinch of salt.

  6. One well beaten egg; one and one-half cups dry oatmeal; one teaspoonful each of salt and baking powder and two teaspoonfuls almond extract.

  7. Sherer Select the big California cherries; take out the stones and insert in their places walnut, almond or hazel nut meats.

  8. Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying, What art thou seeing, Jeremiah; and I said, I am seeing the branch of an almond tree.

  9. The road when we left the town was overshadowed with gigantic mangoes planted long ago, with almond trees and cedar trees, no relations of our almonds or our cedars, but the most splendid ornaments of the West Indian forest.

  10. There is a savannah where there are English barracks under avenues of almond and mahogany.

  11. There were great cabbage palms, cannon-ball trees, mahogany trees, almond trees, and many more which were wholly new acquaintances.

  12. Mr. Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, to whom I am indebted for some of the specimens above figured, and who has had such great horticultural experience, has called my attention to several varieties which connect the almond and the peach.

  13. A hybrid, raised by Knight from the sweet almond by the pollen of the peach, produced flowers with little or no pollen, yet bore fruit, having been apparently fertilised by a neighbouring nectarine.

  14. On this view the varieties deserve notice, because they illustrate differences supposed by some botanists to be of specific value in the almond and plum.

  15. In the last chapter I gave two cases of a peach-almond and double-flowered almond which suddenly produced fruit closely resembling true peaches.

  16. Mr. Bentham[639] has particularly called attention to the stone of the almond being so much more flattened than that of the peach.

  17. First appearance of 'coups de poing' of almond shape.

  18. Nay, Love, 'tis you who stand With almond clusters in your clasping hand.

  19. Nay, Love, 'tis you who stand with almond clusters in your clasping hand.

  20. Heat the cream in a double boiler, then add other ingredients, stir constantly and do not let it thicken too much; add a few drops of almond flavouring and 1/2 cup of chopped almonds.

  21. The Scillas, which we thought were going to fail us, have been a tremendous success, and still form pools of glowing blue round the almond trees.

  22. The “Hemicycle” was a little fairy glade of Crocus a week ago, the second in February; and we have still hope of the Scillas which surround our bereft almond trees.

  23. And when the room was filled with almond blossom there were compensations for the exiguity of our accommodation.

  24. Or where austerely looms an Alpine giant Set a young almond rosily defiant To be our sentinel?

  25. Any pastry or entremet which requires to be kept dry, such as meringues, maccaroons, almond paste, &c.

  26. The axe ring of squirting tissue with drone of passing feet up finger stairs until the rustle of cloth crosses the turquoise box, clamours almond clusters into the courtyard cafe.

  27. Almond drink is refreshing as the tips of cloven hooves to the dried earth.

  28. It was an almond blossom, a symbol of love and hope.

  29. He plucked the almond blossom from its vase.

  30. What is it that you say about the delicate peaches in the heavens (marriage) being excellent, and the petals of the almond in the clouds being plentiful (children)?

  31. In the sheltered vale beneath, the almond mingled with the fig, the flax spread its azure flowers to the sun, apples bent the laden boughs, and grain rewarded the toil of the reaper.

  32. Roll part of the almond fondant into small balls.

  33. At once press half of a blanched almond on the top of the candy, or the design made with the fork will suffice.

  34. Some of the "Dot" Chocolate will be left after dipping the almond chocolate sticks.

  35. Using green color-paste, vanilla and almond extract mold the fondant in long shapes.

  36. Prepare the centers and coat in the same manner as the almond creams.

  37. Press one-half a blanched almond on each macaroon and bake in a moderate oven.

  38. Miss Almond is the daughter of Mr. Haliburton Almond, senior partner in the old and well-known firm of Almond Brothers, the manufacturers of fireworks.

  39. It is the "country almond" of India and, as Mr. Horne tells us, it is extensively eaten in Fiji where the tree is known as the Fijian almond tree.

  40. Its fleshy covering, which is also eaten by the natives, invests a triangular stony nut inclosing the white kernel which sometimes rivals the almond in delicacy of flavour.

  41. With another brush moisten the same parts with fine almond oil.

  42. Dry the nostrils with a little soft lint or clean rag, and force in a little fine almond oil.

  43. When you have brushed with the acid long enough, dry the eyelids and cheek carefully, and rub with a little fresh olive or almond oil.

  44. Apply it with a good camel's hair brush, and brush with a little fine almond or olive oil after the acid.

  45. In the evening wash the child with warm water and SOAP (see) rub all over with warm olive or almond oil, especially the back up and down.

  46. When taken out of the pack, let the skin be washed with SOAP (see) and warm water; then a slight sponge of nearly cold water, and a gentle rubbing with olive or almond oil.

  47. The scene of the first of the three acts shows us a square in a Flemish village, at the back of which is Edgar's house, and before it an almond tree.

  48. She calls to Edgar and comes down, plucking a branch from the almond tree.

  49. The three almond pastes contained from 30 to 40 per cent.

  50. The analyses are given of fourteen samples of peanut butter, five of almond paste and butter, two of pine-nuts, one of almonds and ten of miscellaneous nut foods.

  51. The two almond butters contained only 7 and 8 per cent.

  52. In these cases one almond encloses within its cotyledons a second embryo, and this, again, in some instances, a third, the little plants being thus packed like so many boxes one within the other.

  53. From a nutshell she made a boat, and from a green almond a rabbit.

  54. Sometimes she carved the rabbit's ears out of the almond itself, but in most cases they were made from a pretty rose-colored radish.


  55. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "almond" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.

    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    almond extract; almond paste