How to Use hibiscus in a Sentence

hibiscus

noun

• Green thumbs can stock up on zinnias, hibiscus, palms, herbs, tomatoes and much more.
  — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2017
• Add mezcal, lime juice, hibiscus tea, and 1¼ cups cilantro syrup and stir to combine.
  — Bon Appetit, 19 May 2017
• Remove from heat and add hibiscus; let steep 10 minutes.
  — Bon Appetit, 19 May 2017
• The hibiscus works to hydrate the skin, while caffeine creeps in to fight those exhausting undereye circles.
  — vanityfair.com, 25 Apr. 2017
• The bowls skew sweet, like muesli with hibiscus-poached pear for breakfast, or savory, the veg sprinkled with buzz ingredients like sumac and black sesame.
  — Belle Cushing, Bon Appetit, 10 May 2017
• Narrow walkways wound through gardens planted in Christmas palms, lantana and hibiscus.
  — Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
• Naturally flavored and less sweet than most versions, it’s made with two types of dried hibiscus flowers from Mexico.
  — Barbara Hansen, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
• Sure, some things translated beautifully: the tart, faintly smoky hibiscus cocktail and that brothy posole were dead ringers for the originals.
  — Alison Roman, Bon Appetit, 26 Apr. 2017
• Hibiscus sawflies feed on members of the mallow family with the most common one in this area being the large-flowering perennial hibiscus.
  — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
• There is no concern about looking too cakey, thanks to hydrating ingredients like hibiscus complex, plus a stretchable satin finish that leaves my skin looking dewy and healthy.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 6 Sep. 2024
• After pulling one of its stouts from a bourbon barrel, the brewery transferred in a blonde ale that aged for around 10 months with a mixed culture and Roselle hibiscus flowers.
  — Daniel Hartis, charlotteobserver, 27 Apr. 2017
• The heady and imaginative flavors currently on her slate are blackberry and bay leaves, raspberry and hibiscus flower and greengage and fennel pollen.
  — Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
• Today's is hibiscus (gurhal); depending on the season, tomorrow's might be black mulberry or pomegranate.
  — Mary Kaye Schilling, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2015
• The updated livery keeps the key elements of the previous one, including the image of a woman gazing forward from the tail of the aircraft with a hibiscus flower in her hair.
  — Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY, 1 May 2017
• The first sip is spicy, but the rest is less spicy, sweet, and tart from the hibiscus.
  — Alex Begg, Bon Appétit, 28 July 2021
• So too are the hardy hibiscuses that can grow to the size of a dinner plate.
  — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
• Bring 2 1/2 cups of water to a boil, then turn off the heat and add the hibiscus flowers and the strips of orange peel.
  — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
• The leaves have a hibiscus plant foliage shape but are lighter green.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021
• The taco is dressed with a pile of hibiscus pickled onions, some Girl & Dug Farm greens and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
  — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
• Enter a version of the same beer made with hibiscus which turns the pale ale beet red.
  — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2019
• Red hibiscus flourished along both sides of the house, a tribute to our stay in Guam.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022
• There's palm print for the boys and a yellow and pink hibiscus pattern for the ladies of the family.
  — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 9 May 2018
• Or store the hibiscus base in the fridge for up to five days and make another batch of mocktails.
  — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• Once their petaled smoke show is over, though, some species of hibiscus have more to offer.
  — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
• The first flavor out of the gate is blueberry basil, with a grapefruit hibiscus in the works.
  — Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
• Try their sour hibiscus delta 8 gummies for a chewy sweet and sour treat.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
• Among the tea party libations is a hibiscus tea and rum drink called The Queen of Hearts.
  — Tina Danze, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2020
• Its trees now include a hibiscus, a banyan, a ficus and a fig, Shabolin said.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
• The tangy hibiscus is a nice contrast against the sweetness of the raspberry.
  — Danny Trejo, Sunset Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
• The smooth-leaf hydrangeas can be cut back to the ground, but only prune the panicles and hibiscus for shape.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024