How to Use amaranth in a Sentence

amaranth

noun
  • Papa John’s said that the new pizza crust is made from sorghum, teff, amaranth and quinoa.
    Thomas Oide, sacbee, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Wild amaranth grows up between cracks in the concrete at his feet.
    Cleon Arrey, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Chick-fil-A said Monday that the bun is made with a mix of ancient grains like millet, quinoa, sorghum, amaranth and teff.
    Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 19 June 2017
  • Transfer the amaranth to a plate to cool to room temperature.
    Sean Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Add the amaranth and cook, shaking the skillet, until the amaranth begins to smell toasty and about half the seeds have popped, 1 to 2 minutes.
    Sean Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Our main crops are sweet potatoes, tree collards and amaranth.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • Ancient grains like quinoa and amaranth are very rarely refined so are a solid bet as well.
    Sophie Egan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2020
  • A tall bouquet of blossoming chives and a flat of frilly micro-herbs — oregano, cilantro and amaranth among them — await the scissors’ snip.
    Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
  • On these squares of earth, the Aztecs successfully grew crops like maize and amaranth to feed their growing empire.
    Megan Zhang, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The state should work to eliminate Palmer amaranth, an invasive weed spreading through the state.
    Don Davis, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2017
  • With just two ice packs at the bottom of the box, the amaranth greens didn’t stand a chance, and everything else was similarly lukewarm.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • Callaloo is both the name of a dish, a staple all over the Caribbean, and the vegetable it is made with — the leafy greens from amaranth, taro and other plants, depending on the region.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Christian, which included fresh-from-the-farm dahlias, sunflowers, and amaranth, as highlights in the room.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2018
  • Palmer amaranth, the ultimate opportunist, now grows in at least 39 states.
    New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Starters made using teff, amaranth, and buckwheat were all lacking the acetic acid bacteria.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Her small pound cakes called garibaldis are topped with pluot jam and candied amaranth in place of the nonpareils candy used on the same sweet in Mexico City.
    Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • There is a matcha cheesecake made with creole cream cheese, matcha, and cocoa powder; and sweet egg custard, with maple syrup, amaranth, and puffed barley.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
  • China’s approval of Enlist will help provide a new weapon against hard-to-kill weeds like waterhemp and palmer amaranth.
    Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2019
  • That includes things like brown rice, buckwheat, amaranth, millet, and quinoa, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Eleesha Lockett, SELF, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Other whole-grain breads may include rye, barley, oat, quinoa, amaranth, and millet.
    Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Sasson points to a coconut ceviche salad with quinoa and amaranth as an example of how that approach translates to the menu.
    Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2018
  • Each serving also contains the healthy, filling, and gluten-free grains amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat, millet, and chia.
    Amy Schlinger, Health.com, 10 Jan. 2022
  • So were mini coffins used as place settings and cascades of red amaranth flowers meant to mimic dripping blood.
    Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • An open box displayed what’s inside: a forest-green jigsaw of Thai basil, fennel, leeks, amaranth and more, selling for $40 per box.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Try heat tolerant crops such as eggplant, sweet potatoes, amaranth, or black-eyed peas.
    Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 15 June 2017
  • It’s made with a base of organic oats, quinoa, amaranth, flax and chia seeds, plus collagen for a powerful protein kick.
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Pick them up now in six available colors including brown taupe and purple amaranth.
    Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Ingredients include a vegan protein blend of pea, brown rice, quinoa, chia and amaranth, with a bit of sea salt and stevia.
    Molly Kimball, NOLA.com, 5 July 2017
  • Many people living with celiac disease can tolerate this whole grain, along with quinoa, amaranth, and sorghum.
    Leah Zerbe, Good Housekeeping, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Some is combined with flax, quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, sunflower, sesame, rye and sprouted wheat to become Seeded Utility Bread.
    Anne Brockhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024

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