Examples of poppy seed in a Sentence
Sprinkle poppy seeds on the bread before baking.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kraft’s take on everything bagel seasoning has garlic and onion powder plus poppy seeds but doesn’t contain sesame seeds commonly found in other iterations.
—
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
It’s made of uranium, carbon, and oxygen encapsulated in graphite kernels the size of a poppy seed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
Ingesting an array of things before a urine screen—heartburn medicine like Zantac, ADHD medication, food with poppy seeds like salads and muffins—can lead to false positive results.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 9 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for poppy seed 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
It’s made of uranium, carbon, and oxygen encapsulated in graphite kernels the size of a poppy seed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
Ingesting an array of things before a urine screen—heartburn medicine like Zantac, ADHD medication, food with poppy seeds like salads and muffins—can lead to false positive results.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 9 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for poppy seed
Dictionary Entries Near poppy seed
Cite this Entry
“Poppy seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poppy%20seed. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share