How to Use molasses in a Sentence

molasses

noun
  • The molasses is used to mask the smell and make the feed taste better.
    Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2018
  • The thick sauce has tiny bits of onion and grains of pepper amid a molasses base.
    cleveland, 10 Aug. 2020
  • If your snot is like molasses, drink up to help thin it out.
    Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Add in the egg and molasses to the butter and sugar mixture.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2020
  • The rhythm section was the key to the track: the drummer laid down a lagging beat, and the bassist played a molasses-slow riff.
    Elias Leight, Billboard, 7 June 2017
  • Fringe fans are the ones left on the outside when the games turn into slogs that move at the pace of cold molasses.
    Maury Brown, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • With notes of root beer and molasses, this one seems perfect for fall.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The pumpkins were softened in the molasses residue in the pots, leading to the name calabaza en tacha.
    Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Something was gumming up the tubes like molasses in a straw.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The English-style Old Ale is billed as having notes of figs, molasses and leather.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
  • When the animals were fed more hay, the team added molasses to help the seaweed stick so the cows couldn’t nudge it aside.
    Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Add cider and molasses to pot, along with ½ teaspoon salt and return pork to pot.
    Ian Knauer, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2021
  • This buttermilk and molasses bread is served warm from the oven.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • There are lime peel and pomegranate molasses with star anise as the high note.
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Nov. 2020
  • It’s garlic-y and has sweet and sour molasses with tons of local herbs.
    Dawn Davis, Bon Appétit, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Dessert was dark chocolate torte topped with cream made dark from molasses and strewn with pecans.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Well, that molasses takes a long sabbatical in the back of your pantry.
    Jesse Sparks, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The answer is a mix of soybean meal and non-sulfured molasses.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2020
  • Stock up on your za’atar and pomegranate molasses and read on.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2020
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, molasses and egg.
    Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Off heat, stir in the lemon zest and juice and the remaining 1 tablespoon molasses.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2021
  • To make it, cornmeal is cooked into a porridge, molasses is stirred in, and then yeast and flour are added.
    Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Add a dash of the molasses bitters and a dash of the Angostura bitters.
    New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Add the molasses mixture and mix for 3 to 4 minutes, until fluffy.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2020
  • To make molasses reduce 12 oz of Pom Juice over medium heat by half.
    Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The sauce is typically thick with a hint of sweet molasses.
    Jeanette Settembre, Fox News, 26 May 2021
  • For the dry products, add some dry molasses and/or humate.
    Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Those with a sweet tooth often bought 50 cents’ worth of molasses taffy from Ortmuller’s stall.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2022
  • In a separate small bowl, combine the molasses, egg, and oil, then add that to the dry ingredients.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2022
  • ExxonMobil admitted that the pipeline had been used to transport a molasses-like form of crude extracted from tar sands in Canada.
    Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2011

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