How to Use mesquite in a Sentence

mesquite

noun

• The west end of the state prefers to use mesquite wood and direct heat.
  — Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2021
• The road near the Agua Caliente ghost town is lined with dead mesquite trees.
  — AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• My dad took us to the ranch, 200 acres of dirt and cactus and mesquite.
  — Katie Gutierrez, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
• The meat is smoky and just slightly charred from the mesquite, and the chiles are spicy and just a bit chewy.
  — Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
• The myriad shades of green of the mesquites and oaks and a scores of shrubs and grasses.
  — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2018
• By day, the courtyard’s mesquite smoke and Champagne corks set the mood.
  — Chris Malloy, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2019
• Mired in the thick clay, mesquite and cottonwood trees died.
  — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2021
• The mesquite coals put a shiny glaze over the brisket fat, sealing in the juice underneath.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 13 July 2018
• All that survived now were old mesquite and cottonwood trees on the edges of the land.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2021
• Soon, the bark on his mesquite trees was gone and whole branches were dying.
  — Amanda Morris, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2021
• The kid whistles, summoning a horse from a copse of mesquite.
  — Longreads, 3 Aug. 2017
• Six hulls of former 737 airliners are lined up on the grass near the mesquite trees.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2017
• Gawk at the showy red flowers of the ocotillo plant and the long, dangly pods of the honey mesquite tree.
  — Dakota Kim, Sunset Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
• In the study, the mesquite flooring was reclaimed from a Mexican church.
  — Brianna Griff, Chron, 30 Oct. 2022
• Expect carne asada done the old way, grilled over mesquite charcoal until the smoke pierces the meat.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2022
• Our guide Clay drove us from camp a few miles to where the road narrowed to a sandy ribbon threading thick banks of mesquite.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2023
• In fact, my mail carrier was able to identify the scent as mesquite wood from the other side of the yard.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2022
• No famished migrants stumble from the clumps of mesquite trees lining the dirt road.
  — Benjamin Preston, Fortune, 24 July 2017
• The singed ruffles on the gem lettuce are thanks to their pass over burning apple wood and mesquite in a mesh wire pan.
  — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
• From a small room in the back, Tony Chilingaryan grills the massive kabob skewers over mesquite charcoal.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2021
• The menu offers a filet, flatiron, New York and two cuts of ribeye, all cooked on a mesquite and pecan wood burning grill.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2022
• In the high desert east of this border town, the rolling hills topped with mesquite and paloverde trees are a picture of rugged desolation.
  — Richard Marosi, latimes.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• A year and a half ago, Wilory Farm was overgrown with cactus and twisted mesquite trees.
  — Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2021
• The meat is either cooked on a flat-top griddle or charbroiled over mesquite (my favorite).
  — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 June 2018
• This includes even South Texas natives such as crepe myrtle, mesquite and huisache.
  — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 21 May 2021
• The hills are covered in creosote and mesquite, the gullies are full of sage, and there are lots of prickly pears and saw palmetto.
  — Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2021
• From the trailhead, a short access path crosses a sandy wash shaded by mesquite trees to connect with the loop portion of the trail.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 27 Feb. 2020
• To grill the meat: Use oak, mesquite or hickory wood to fire up the grill, or use wood chips soaked in water with charcoal, or a gas grill.
  — SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2020
• Loma Verde Trail points north through mesquite woodlands.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
• Travelers were also welcome in the villages themselves, where the river provided shady, cool oases lined with cottonwoods, willows and mesquite.
  — Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024