How to Use rice in a Sentence
rice
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One by one, add the shrimp, pushing them so that they’re buried in the rice.
—Cindy Dampier, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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There’s a f—ing freezer full of meat and 20 pounds of rice at all times.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
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The taco platter is the best deal at $16.99: three tacos with a side of rice, beans and salad.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
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Step 3 Stir in the rice, coconut milk, and ¼ cup water.
—Sarah Thompson, Saveur, 3 Jan. 2024
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Even the prices of vegetables, beans, rice, and wheat are up as much as 50%.
—Paul Wiseman and Evelyne Musambi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
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Meet at the downtown library and bring enough Hmong sausage and rice to feed 40.
—Mark Arax, New York Times, 1 June 2023
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Make your rice in a large kettle and when it is done dump in your broth mix.
—Virginia Willis, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
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The challenge was that the rice crackers would make more of a mess and get stuck in Cookie’s fur.
—Sopan Deb, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
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Two pounds of rice, costing less than $2 before the war, now sells for $20.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
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To serve: Place contents of pot in a warm dish and serve with rice with frozen black-eyed peas or naan.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
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Mochi donuts are made with a special blend of rice flour and mochi for a soft and chewy texture.
—The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2023
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For your main meal of the day, include side dishes of potatoes and rice.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
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In fact, rice bran is removed in the milling process—by the time rice gets to the grocery store, this part is removed.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 1 Jan. 2024
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That's just long enough to cook the chicken breast strips and to get the rice noodles al dente in the chicken broth and coconut milk base.
—Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
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Slice it into strips and serve alongside steamed rice and over-easy eggs.
—Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
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The golden rounds come with lemon creme fraiche for dunking and are breaded in rice flour, hence gluten-free.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
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Read on below: How to grill a juicy burger How to cook rice on the stove Where have all the bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts gone?
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
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Try animal toasts Spread cream cheese on a slice of toasted bread or a rice cake.
—Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
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The costs of pasta and rice dipped slightly in December compared to a year ago.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
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Serve this dish with egg noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
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The money will be used to purchase about 800 acres in Lonoke County for a row crop rice and soybean farm to lease, the trustees learned.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
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Next, McCrary returned with a plate of jerk salmon paired with rice and plantains.
—Brande Victorian, Essence, 19 Sep. 2023
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Any of the meats can be paired with either rice or udon noodles, served in either the house sauce or dry curry.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2023
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To assemble the bibimbap: Uncover the rice, then fluff with a fork.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
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Brown rice, due to its higher oil content, has a shorter shelf life.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
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This means it can be used to heat up other liquids, such as soup or water for rice.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
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The unit fared extremely well cooking beans, less so with rice, but did sear the pork very nicely.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
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And the mee krob—crispy vermicelli rice noodles in sweet-and-sour sauce with chicken and shrimp.
—Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
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The same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures in the south dried up entire rice fields.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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For the indica rices (jasmine and basmati), the difference between unwashed and rinsed rice was imperceptible.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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