How to Use gingerbread in a Sentence
gingerbread
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The brothers were dressed as an elf and gingerbread man.
— Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 27 Dec. 2019 -
Others use gingerbread to build life-size replicas of classic race cars.
— Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 24 Dec. 2019 -
The natural next step for this cookie was to be transformed into a gingerbread house.
— Saveur, 13 Dec. 2019 -
Forget a marshmallow world, what about a gingerbread Paris?
— Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2019 -
One scaly gremlin bites the head off a gingerbread man, with a whole stack of other men awaiting their execution.
— Tim Carman, Houston Chronicle, 24 Dec. 2019 -
In a gingerbread house, deep within the yummy gummy gumdrop forest.
— Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 6 Dec. 2019 -
Show off your baking skills by decorating sugar cookies or a gingerbread house.
— Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 12 Dec. 2019 -
Think gingerbread houses and a craggy backdrop covered in a light dusting of powdered sugar.
— Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Dec. 2019 -
Researchers carved the tiniest gingerbread house ever made with a gallium ion beam and an electron microscope.
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019 -
Kimberly and her staff started baking the gingerbread in October.
— Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 17 Dec. 2019 -
The namesake drink, which comes in a ceramic Santa holding a surfboard mug, mixes classic tiki flavors of rum and citrus with gingerbread spice mix.
— Tirion Morris, azcentral, 12 Dec. 2019 -
Planning a fun activity for after the photoshoot, like ice skating or decorating a gingerbread house.
— Alexandra Gekas, Woman's Day, 12 Dec. 2019 -
Daily tours of the home are available, along with musical performances and complimentary gingerbread cookies.
— Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2019 -
In most performances the choreographer will lean into the contrast between the measured, mechanical goose-stepping of the gingerbread soldiers and the mad whirling of the mice.
— Adrian Daub, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2019 -
The wreath in the same spot on the gingerbread house lights up, too.
— Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021 -
Light snacks were sold from a stand in the shape of a gingerbread house.
— Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2020 -
Ditch the kit: How to make a gingerbread house from scratch.
— NBC News, 16 Dec. 2020 -
These are gingerbread houses that are kind of unique to the CIA.
— CBS News, 13 July 2022 -
Now keep the theme rolling with these cute gingerbread man lights.
— Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2020 -
There's an elf on the shelf, sitting on a gingerbread house.
— Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020 -
Submit a photo of your gingerbread house to rathbun@mcdl.info for a chance to win a prize.
— Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2022 -
In a second new episode the teams create snow globe scenes in gingerbread.
— Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2021 -
The palate shows notes of black and blue fruits accented with licorice and gingerbread spice—hearty and rich, for the big red wine lovers in the party.
— Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021 -
Next to the canned ham display was a gingerbread house resting on a cloud of cotton balls.
— Kate Dicamillo, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022 -
Over the years, the designs for the gingerbread White House have gotten more unique and elaborate.
— Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023 -
This thick paste can also be used to hold together the walls and roof on a gingerbread house.
— USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022 -
The only problem: the mold for the gingerbread people had been missing for decades.
— Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020 -
It’s a gentler mix than what the British use in gingerbread and a less-sweet mix than American pie mix.
— Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2022 -
From boozy ice cream treats to gingerbread dive bars, Miller High Life has had some unique and tasty collaborations over the years.
— Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024 -
Gingerbread House has a cinnamon ice cream with gingerbread pieces and red and green sprinkles.
— Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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