How to Use delicious in a Sentence

delicious

adjective
  • Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen.
  • This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten.
  • Breakfast tacos are delicious, for the morning or the evening.
    Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Also leave a little room for dessert, their sticky toffee pudding is delicious.
    Rana Good, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
  • As delicious as a donut, much easier than pie: cake, glorious cake.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2022
  • While the restaurant at the hotel is delicious, there are no grocery stores inside the bubble.
    Maggie Rulli, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2022
  • While delicious, this recipe may result in some bodily functions.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Everything was delicious, but the dessert was a local nectarine, in a beautiful little platter with a cute little knife.
    Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to the sweet chili sauce, this dish is delicious with a drizzle of soy sauce or Japanese BBQ sauce.
    Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
  • However, the same can’t be said for the people who make them, and the investment into making sure communities of color have access to delicious and nutritious meals.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Guests who had never met before would sit together to eat delicious communal meals cooked by owner Moana Paea and her staff, or relax in rustic cabins tucked in the trees.
    Nick Perry, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Agness’ manipulations and Bertha’s plots are delicious.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Start with the fondue or delicious butternut squash soup, then indulge in a fantastic selection of meat, including Colorado beef tenderloin and elk.
    Kristen Shirley, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Diehl also joined the orchestra for Price’s delicious Piano Concerto in D minor.
    Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Amaro Nonino: Like all great cocktails, the Paper Plane can absorb various insults and still be delicious.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2022
  • And, at the end of the day, perhaps the most delicious.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The wine was delicious, but no one knew what the grape was.
    Liz Thach, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • The meat is delicious but the sides are equally stars of the show.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
  • How did the bears not eat the delicious fish skin around their paws?
    Emily Atkin, New Republic, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The delicious lamb shank course was paired with the 2020 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge.
    Ronnie Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Dashi is the building block for some of the most delicious foods.
    Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Who doesn’t want to get out of bed when there’s a delicious meal at the ready?
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The food was delicious, and the greens on my salad were out of this world.
    Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • And while the food is delicious, the teas also stand out.
    Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY, 4 May 2018
  • Plus, there are tons of easy and delicious recipes to try out.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The best way to reheat a delicious chicken wing is in the oven.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 17 June 2020
  • The rough scratch of his stubble and its delicious burn.
    Arna Bontemps Hemenway, The Atlantic, 19 July 2019
  • The hors d’oeuvre could be as delicious (if not as filling) as the main course.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The cups the beverage is served in are as delicious as the drink.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 June 2024
  • But while the concept feels a bit too clever, the food is stupid delicious.
    Peter Jon Lindberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2018

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