How to Use huckleberry in a Sentence

huckleberry

noun
  • For dessert, the couple chose a huckleberry lavender cake by Kelly Gray Cakes and a dessert bar.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The huckleberry chicken flatbread ($9) is a new item on the menu.
    James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The woods thin to a mix of alder interspersed with big Douglas firs and red huckleberry.
    Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
  • Make a wreath of huckleberry or boxwood leaves; place it in a flat bowl, and arrange fresh flowers in the center.
    Maggie O'Neill, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2015
  • This is that cake, in doughnut form, with a sweet berry glaze studded with crushed huckleberries.
    Jenn Harris, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The touch of flame kept huckleberry and camas fields abundant.
    Kate Wiliams, The Seattle Times, 15 Oct. 2018
  • Our bounty was more than enough to coat our salmon dinner in a huckleberry compote — and have plenty of berries to spare.
    oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2021
  • If the weather is nice, you’ll be treated to some stellar views of Mount Rainier, glassy lakes and huckleberry picking.
    Northwest Motorsport, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
  • The evergreen huckleberry is a broad-leaved shrub that features shiny, waxy leaves and striking pink and white flowers.
    Colin McCrate, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
  • And, of course, no visit to Northern Montana would be complete without a slice of huckleberry pie at Loula’s Café.
    Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The ground around the tower is blanketed with heather, anemones, purple asters and huckleberry bushes.
    New York Times, 28 Sep. 2019
  • There are also six sides, from roasted Brussels sprouts with chanterelles to parsnip-celery root gratin, and apple-huckleberry pie for dessert.
    Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • There are several gravel routes to get you there, but the goal is the same: to sink your teeth into a famous huckleberry bear claw from the Polebridge Mercantile.
    Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The gummies resemble pâte de fruits, the chewy French candy, and the products boast flavors such as Meyer lemon, kumquat, blood orange and huckleberry.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
  • For instance, plants that grow in the shade of the forest – such as salal and evergreen huckleberry – don’t want the full-sun, prairie conditions required by camas and meadow checkerbloom.
    oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Refuel with a half-pound bison burger and huckleberry lemonade at the Old Faithful Inn’s dining room, housed in the world’s largest cabin.
    Jenn Rice, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2018
  • The scents of wild mushrooms, red huckleberry, calypso orchids, and sword ferns always evoke an Endor vibe.
    Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Purple beets are a positive bummer, leaden slabs squirted with oily olive puree and huckleberry conserves without any dairy or acid to cut through the dense, beety fog.
    Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The menu boasts bison blueberry sausage with blue corn and huckleberry, Kickapoo chili, three sisters salad and chia berry pudding.
    Noah Sheidlower and Radhika Marya, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The site is very private and being in the forest, there is a lot of screening from the native understory plants—huckleberry, wild rhododendrons, wax myrtle, and sword ferns.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This is the spot to load up on strawberries, marionberries, huckleberries and blueberries straight from the farm.
    Kathleen Squires, latimes.com, 5 June 2017
  • Pick huckleberries on site for your breakfast pancakes, and hunt for dinner plate-sized king bolete (porcini) mushrooms for your stroganoff dinner.
    idahostatesman, 24 May 2016
  • After dessert — a cushiony cotton cheesecake drenched in citrus and huckleberry flavors — Owens jokingly asked what the next course would be.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Don’t miss the huckleberry flavor, though the cardamom is also wonderful.
    Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 5 July 2018
  • Park Café goes through around 500 gallons of huckleberries every season.
    Priya Krishna, CNT, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Among these, Indian plum, red flowering currant, salmonberry, and red huckleberry are ones to watch for.
    Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Crandall drifted across the southbound lane, drove onto the sidewalk, and crashed into the store, which sells apparel, huckleberry products, toys and souvenirs.
    Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 25 June 2018
  • Schweitzer also offers 18 holes of disc golf; huckleberry picking in July through August; horseback riding; and trail running in the summer.
    Adrienne Jordan, USA TODAY, 5 June 2019
  • Think playful and innovative riffs on familiar confections, like a huckleberry sundae with honey ice cream, basil, and spiced meringue, and an olive oil cake with lemon curd crème fraiche ice cream and caviar.
    Kat Odell, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Roadside stands tempted with huckleberry pie, cherry jam and bison jerky.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 July 2017

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