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Example sentences for "peppermint"

Lexicographically close words:
pepper; peppercorns; peppered; pepperers; peppering; peppermints; peppers; peppery; pepsin; peptic
  1. In his pockets they found a letter, a pawn-ticket, a woman's bracelet, and some peppermint lozenges.

  2. Only they mustn't eat peppermint in the train, for it makes mother quite ill.

  3. Not since the peppermint day, when Mr. Spyers suspended Dickie Drake,' put in Mary.

  4. We’ll see who can first swim to the other side of the pond, and whoever does it will get a stick of peppermint candy.

  5. The more elbow grease one uses, the more it shines," said Lantier, sententiously, with his mouth full of peppermint drops.

  6. Although peppermint prefers wet, even swampy, soil, it will do well on moist loam.

  7. A few drops (say four) of essence of peppermint on a lump of sugar.

  8. Joel softly moved two pink peppermint drops over to one side of the drawer, and set two white ones next to them.

  9. Joel stopped eating and looked at the heap of pink and white peppermint drops he had laid down on the grass by his side; then turned his back to them, and began his nibbling again.

  10. Then he ran back to his peppermint drops again, quite satisfied.

  11. Joel's black eyes stuck out as he saw the big peppermint drops, pink ones and white ones, rolling round in the drawer the minute it was pulled open.

  12. Joel, deserting the peppermint drops for a minute to run to the door and seize his mother's gown.

  13. A good remedy is a teaspoonful of carbonate of magnesia, or carbonate of soda, in a glass of peppermint or cinnamon water, to which a little powdered ginger may be added with advantage.

  14. A glass of peppermint cordial, or of brandy strongly flavoured with peppermint or ginger, is a popular and efficient remedy.

  15. A few drops, well agitated with half a pint of cold water, form an excellent extemporaneous peppermint water.

  16. It consists of 25 grammes of a spirituous tincture of cinnamon and cloves, 4 grammes soda soap, and a drop of peppermint oil.

  17. Essence of peppermint is not conceived to be good by the ignorant unless it has a pale-greenish tint, which they take as a proof of its being genuine.

  18. Extract of buckbean, extract of orange peel, of each 2 parts; peppermint water, alcohol (68 per cent.

  19. From the whitest refined sugar, flavoured with English oil of peppermint or its spirituous solution (essence of peppermint), or with peppermint water.

  20. Essence of peppermint (like that of most of the other aromatic oils) is cordial, stimulant, and stomachic.

  21. Never to be forgotten was Grandpa Severance, sucking a striped peppermint stick with toothless jaws.

  22. Jeff drew a peppermint stick from his pack and extended it.

  23. Three minutes later Speug sauntered into the shop with Howieson and Bauldie, and demanded a pennyworth of peppermint drops.

  24. But I think of all my favourites, the black peppermint has first place.

  25. As you saunter up the garden, back to the house, crushing the sweet-odoured black peppermint in the grass underfoot, the stars seem very near.

  26. She always carried peppermint drops in that bag," said Amy.

  27. It smells so strong of peppermint that it's likely to mislead him.

  28. An old lady as was aunt or godmother or something o' the sort to our Navigatin' Lootenant sent him a present of an extra large tin of peppermint 'umbugs.

  29. Once, in passing the plate, he slipped one o' them peppermint lozenges with the letters stamped on it 'I love you' for me to take.

  30. They stayed till it was over, and on the bus he gave Sam some strong peppermint lozenges wot 'e always carried about with 'im, and took some 'imself.

  31. Peppermint is a great help with arithmetic.

  32. We bought peppermint bullseyes with the fourpence I had over, and the others wanted to know where we got the money, but we would not tell.

  33. We got no treasure out of this, unless you count the peppermint bullseyes.

  34. And we got hardbake and raspberry noyau and peppermint rock and oranges and a coconut, with other nice things.

  35. Joel, wishing the world was all peppermint candy.

  36. Gaspe poured his peppermint drops upon it with a free hand.

  37. Here is grandfather's essence of peppermint and the sugar-basin and lots of biscuits!

  38. Too many Christmas trees where rich children get club skates, and gold napkin rings, and poor children get pop corn strung on a string, and cornucopias full of peppermint candy.

  39. I was a little unwell, and I had a phial of peppermint in my pocket.

  40. Simple syrup 1 ounce Peppermint water, sufficient to make 6 ounces Mix, and take a tablespoonful every one or two hours, until relieved; to allay the thirst and dryness, take small pieces of ice.

  41. Simple syrup 1 ounce Peppermint water sufficient to make 8 ounces Take a tablespoonful three times a day, and if the bowels move freely take less.


  42. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "peppermint" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    chocolate; condiment; fudge; herb; pepper; salt; spice