How to Use lemon verbena in a Sentence

lemon verbena

noun
Definition of lemon verbenanext
  • Traces of lemon verbena and spearmint pop up on the finish.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 June 2021
  • The tea is made with black tea, lemon verbena, and Meyer lemon.
    — Danielle Tullo, Cosmopolitan, 15 Sep. 2017
  • In past flash sales of tarts, she’s done her crackly crust stuffed with Meyer lemon curd and lemon verbena.
    — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
  • Scents of lemon verbena, fresh-cut grass, gunflint and peonies will keep you swirling and sniffing for a good long time.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 May 2022
  • Rain opens with citrusy notes of lemon verbena and bergamot, which are joined by dewy green accord for a bright and earthy scent.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • There are candles that are good to burn while cleaning that sort of enhance the idea of cleaning, like a lemon verbena, but this isn’t one of those.
    — Kelly Conaboy, The Cut, 13 July 2018
  • Crush the lemon verbena leaves and add them to the milk, along with a generous half cup of the granulated sugar.
    — Marley Marius, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2018
  • The cleaner is offered in either lavender or lemon verbena scents and is easy to use.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The pointed leaves of lemon verbena have a strong lemony fragrance.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2021
  • This version is designed to taste like a crisp, clear Oregon day and has notes of lemon verbena, apple, and white stone fruit.
    — Frederick Tippett, Sunset Magazine, 26 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a subtle herbal note that comes across like a combination of fresh-cut grass and lemon verbena.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Serve with whipped cream or yogurt, plain or infused with some fresh lemon verbena or mint leaves or some ground cardamom.
    — Kim Sunée, Alaska Dispatch News, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Make the lemon verbena salt: In a blender or food processor, process the lemon verbena into a powder.
    — Von Diaz, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • Low-lying plants such as lemon thyme look nice along a border, while the chartreuse tones of lemon verbena create a vivid contrast against dark leaves.
    — Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Using a skimmer or strainer, remove the lemon verbena leaves from the cream mixture.
    — Bibby Gignilliat, The Mercury News, 20 July 2019
  • All solid sod can be planted, as can herbs such as basil, oregano, thyme, lemongrass, comfrey and lemon verbena.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 28 June 2021
  • With its aromas and flavors of lime zest, lemon gelato, grapefruit, lemon verbena and a trace of ginger, this is a heck of a way to savor summer.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 June 2022
  • Even inside, a sunny windowsill can yield fragrant clouds of herbs such as mint, lemon verbena, thyme, rosemary and Thai basil.
    — Zio Baritaux, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Harvest equal amounts lemon verbena leaves and petals of rose and calendula.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Dessert — lemon verbena curd, berries, and Thai basil sherbet — was served as the sun went down, casting a golden glow over the star, who wrapped a chunky knit blanket around herself, and slipped away with her handler.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • Dessert was a decadent strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 June 2019
  • Commodity’s Rain starts off with notes of dewy green accord, lemon verbena and bergamot for a citrusy and slightly earthy scent.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • To prepare the syrup: Combine sugar, water and lemon verbena in a saucepan and heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
    — Bill Ward Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Herbs like rose geranium, bay, lemon verbena and rosemary.
    — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Tea Garden plants like aromatic lemon verbena, bee balm, bronze fennel, chamomile, or mint are perfect for growing your own herbal tea.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The drink is infused with botanicals from the Palace garden, including lemon verbena, hawthorn berries, bay leaves, and mulberry leaves.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 9 May 2021
  • Fresh: Often, fresh is used to describe scents that have citrus elements, like grapefruit or lemon verbena.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Fresh: Often, fresh is used to describe scents that have citrus elements, like grapefruit or lemon verbena.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Its tropical fruit, saline and lemon verbena aromas mingle with a touch of something akin to cold pool water splashed onto sun-baked concrete.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2021
  • In Paris’s oldest basketball court, the pair erected a tropical paradise with neon flowers, lemon verbena wafting about, and the chirping sounds of Aussie birds on the soundtrack.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 3 July 2018

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