How to Use cocoa in a Sentence

cocoa

noun

• The recipe calls for three tablespoons of cocoa.
• Alongside a glass of oat milk, these cocoa-rich cookies are perfectly soft and chewy.
  — Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
• Spread over custard and top with cocoa powder, using sieve for even dusting.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
• Squalane and cocoa and shea butters make for smooth, comfortable wear, and the booster applies like a dream.
  — Jenny Berg, Allure, 6 Oct. 2024
• His father was a cocoa farmer and a prominent member of a royal family.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 19 May 2022
• But poverty remains an unsolved problem for west African households that live on cocoa earnings.
  — Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 11 May 2022
• The 17-year-old showed up in a cocoa brown dress that effortlessly complemented her melanin skin.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 May 2022
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, maple syrup, sugar, oil, chili crisp, cinnamon and salt until well combined.
  — Washington Post, 3 May 2022
• Made with 63 to 72 percent cocoa, this fluffy mousse is created the French way, with raw eggs, fresh from local farms.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2022
• This rule also applies to cocoa powder, cornstarch, and confectioner’s sugar, which often has lumps.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
• The palate features similar aromas along with elements of cocoa, allspice, and bananas foster.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
• The Black Soap Detox Bar includes a large portion of plantain skins, coconut oil, cocoa pods, and shea butter.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
• Unsweetened cocoa powder: Lends a wonderfully deep chocolate flavor, and lets the sugars do the sweetening.
  — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
• A little goes a long way to infuse dry lips with cocoa and shea butters, peptides, and vitamin C–rich kakadu plum oil, leaving them nourished, firm, and protected before bed.
  — Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
• Food52's version requires five ingredients: dark chocolate, espresso, sugar, cocoa powder and cream.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 8 May 2022
• This means that the cocoa booth will be back for the first time since 2019.
  — oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2022
• Many of the homes sell treats and hot cocoa, so make sure to have a few bucks on hand.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
• Trees must be trimmed, and there are cups to be filled with cocoa.
  — Curbed, 27 Dec. 2023
• To serve, remove it from the foil, dust it with the cocoa powder and slice.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
• And be sure to warm up with snuggles and lots of hot cocoa.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 22 Dec. 2022
• So, grab your shopping bags, a hot cocoa and hit the road.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2022
• For the cocoa tree to fruit well, rains need to come at the right times in the growing cycle.
  — Hilaire Zon, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
• It’s a classic, malty and sweet with caramel and cocoa.
  — oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
• Stick to two to four squares a day and opt for 70 percent cocoa or more, adds Gomer.
  — Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the cocoa powder, sugar and salt, then blend in the vanilla.
  — Katie Workman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
• Read it to or with your kids by a fire while sipping a mug of hot cocoa.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 15 Nov. 2022
• The luxe part of this scent hails from the light touch of florals, velvety cocoa shell, fresh amyris, and a creamy milk blend.
  — Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• The maker of Reese’s and KitKat has been hurt by rising cocoa costs.
  — Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
• For much of the last decade, a ton of cocoa was priced around $2,500; in the past few months, the cost has skyrocketed.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2024
• The chocolate is super silky and the cocoa nibs are a perfect crunch with the frozen banana.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024