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Example sentences for "carraway"

Lexicographically close words:
carps; carpus; carrack; carracks; carrageen; carred; carrefour; carrell; carriage; carriages
  1. In short, there was nothing which could be supposed to have suggested the idea of carraway seeds to the little boy who made the enquiry.

  2. But then you must never again say that "of course" a Giant could see a carraway seed.

  3. These are Giants who cannot see carraway seeds.

  4. Do you think a Giant could see a carraway seed or not?

  5. Serpentine river--for if he is, we may conclude from analogy that a giant could not see a carraway seed except through a microscope.

  6. In an allegorical sense the world is full of giants who cannot see carraway seeds.

  7. Turn we now to another point, about which I can speak positively--namely, that in one sense the world is full of Giants who cannot see Carraway seeds.

  8. Now there was no sweet loaf on the table, nor even on the sideboard--neither had there been any plum cake in the house for some time--nor were there any carraway seeds in the biscuits just then.

  9. Mrs Carraway surveyed him through her glasses in the interval between her omelet and the robin-on-toast which constituted her breakfast.

  10. Colonel Carraway looked disgusted at the bad taste which could drag politics into social intercourse; and politics flavoured with personality as well, to judge by the thrill in the speaker's voice.

  11. Hereafter I shall be known only as Mortimer Carraway Blueface, Poet Laureate of Fortyforefoot Hall, Fortyforefoot Valley, Pictureland.

  12. When we were drawing close to Madeira, two nights before, on the Sunday, Carraway touched the subject again.

  13. I suppose Carraway had slipped off quietly in the moonlight to try his desperate experiment.

  14. I secured an interview with Carraway in the bathroom soon after sunset.

  15. James Carraway had come down from Kimberley, he told me.

  16. I do not think Carraway had any clear wish to take his own life.

  17. Cumin or carraway seed is still used today in the preparation of the delicious "Bavarian" cabbage which also includes wine and other spices.

  18. Half a pound of sugar, A quarter of a pound of butter, Four eggs, One tea spoonful of grated nutmeg, One ounce of carraway seed, And flour enough to form a dough.

  19. Half a pound of butter, Three tea cups of sugar, One pound of flour, One tea spoonful of carraway seed, Half a table spoonful of salaeratus, As much milk as will form a dough.

  20. Beat the eggs very light, stir the butter and sugar to a cream, and mix them together, with the nutmeg, carraway seed and flour.

  21. Some people prefer the addition of carraway seeds to lemon rind.

  22. When Carraway came out, Christopher was feeding a pack of hounds from a tin pan of coarse corn bread, and to the lawyer's surprise he was speaking to them in a tone that sounded almost jocular.

  23. With the feeling that he was asked out for a beating, Carraway turned for a farewell with Mrs. Blake, but the imperious old lady was not to be so lightly defrauded of a listener.

  24. Carraway considered the fact for a moment.

  25. When Carraway found him he was bustling noisily about the sick-room, walking on tiptoe with a tramp that shook the floor, while Will lay gazing wearily at the sunlight which filtered through the bright green shutters.

  26. Though born of a cringing breed, the dogs looked contented and well fed, and among them Carraway recognised his friend Spy, who had followed at the heels of Uncle Boaz.

  27. For an instant Carraway felt strangely tempted to turn and run as fast as he could along the sunken road--remembering, as he struggled with the impulse, that he had once been caught at the age of ten and whipped for stealing apples.

  28. Showing that a Little Culture Entails Great Care Carraway had risen to meet his host in a flutter that was almost one of dread.

  29. From head to foot she was abounding with energy, throbbing with life, and though Carraway would still, perhaps, have hesitated to call her beautiful, his eyes dwelt with pleasure on the noble lines of her relaxed figure.

  30. For the first time it occurred to Carraway that the illumination had been too intense.

  31. With a laugh in which there was more bitterness than mirth, he stretched out his big bronzed hands, and Carraway saw that the nails and finger-tips were dyed bright green.

  32. There's time yet," observed Carraway beneath his breath.

  33. There were tongue sandwiches, and bread and butter ones, and two hard-boiled eggs each, and two large lumps of carraway seed cake.

  34. The roots of Carraway eaten as men do parsnips, strengthen the stomach of ancient people exceedingly, and they need not to make a whole meal of them neither, and are fit to be planted in every garden.

  35. Carraway comfits, once only dipped in sugar, and half a spoonful of them eaten in the morning fasting, and as many after each meal, is a most admirable remedy, for those that are troubled with wind.

  36. Carraway seed has a moderate sharp quality, whereby it breaks wind and provokes urine, which also the herb doth.

  37. IT is on account of the seeds principally that the Carraway is cultivated.

  38. Some do use to make the seeds into comfits (as they do carraway seeds) which is effectual to all the purposes aforesaid.

  39. Thicken the gravy with flour rubbed smooth in a little cold water, season with minced parsley or carraway seed, boil up once, and serve.

  40. Mix them well in, roll it out in little cakes, strew on carraway comfits, and bake on tins.

  41. Work it into a light paste, set it before the fire to rise, incorporate a pound of carraway comfits, and an hour will bake it.

  42. It must be well beaten for a full hour, adding a glass of wine, and some carraway seeds.

  43. Carraway seeds may be added if preferred.

  44. In Germany however, they cure hysteric affections by eating carraway seeds finely powdered, with a little ginger and salt, spread on bread and butter every morning.

  45. With four eggs beaten and strained, make the whole into a paste, and add carraway seed.

  46. The addition of a few carraway seeds will be an improvement.

  47. Set it before the fire to rise; then add a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, and an ounce of carraway seeds.

  48. Dry three pounds of fine flour, and rub into it a pound of sifted sugar, a pound of butter, and an ounce of carraway seeds.

  49. While you are working it, strew in some carraway seeds, and set it before the fire to rise; bake it an hour and a half in a quick oven.

  50. To one quart of the salt and water pickle which had been used the day before, put three quarts of vinegar, four ounces of allspice, and two ounces of carraway seeds.

  51. Or serve it with venison sauce, and dredge it with pounded carraway seeds, cinnamon, or grated bread.

  52. It is best baked in two cakes; if you make it in two, put currants in one, and carraway seeds in the other.

  53. Carraway is another obvious corruption of its Latin name Carum carui.

  54. You may mix into the dough two table-spoonfuls of carraway seeds.

  55. Also, a table-spoonful of ground ginger, and two table-spoonfuls of carraway seeds.

  56. Carraway had appeared in the doorway, with camera and tripod.

  57. Then you'll have Carraway with his camera at my office in about an hour?

  58. I suggest you have Lydia bring the things to your office before she lays out the body, and that Carraway photograph the dress there, from all angles.

  59. Price's autopsy bears you out as to the course of the bullet, and that Carraway finds Sprague's fingerprints on that contrivance for raising the screen.

  60. The last two Dundee had retrieved from Carraway only this morning, after having submitted them to the fingerprint expert on Sunday.

  61. I believe I have, but I need Carraway to prove my hunch," Dundee acknowledged.

  62. Well, Penny, I'm glad you like the dress, for I'm going to ask you to do the mannikin stunt in it as soon as Carraway arrives with his camera.

  63. It transpired that the cargo of carraway comfits had got shifted and was mixed up with the camels.

  64. We also now carried with us a shipload of Carraway Comfits, which we had purchased at Margate, hoping to be able to dispose of them at some port, and so compensate ourselves for the loss of business at Margate.

  65. She made trifles of vegetable marrow, tartlets of hen feathers to soothe the nerves, salads of spinach and carraway comfits, delicacies composed of porridge and mint, and the most luscious stews of pine-cones and lard.


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