How to Use unleavened in a Sentence

unleavened

adjective
  • For me, this is the one bite of unleavened bread that tastes good.
    Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Here, our favorite unleavened, grain- and bean-free recipes to make for your Passover seder.
    Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Mar. 2017
  • The group slept on the ground covered in their robes and ate unleavened bread, like Israelites fleeing Egypt.
    Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The crisp, flat, unleavened bread — the simplest of Passover foods made only of flour and water — is baked before the dough has time to rise.
    Jennifer Stempel, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Each item represents part of the story, such as the unleavened bread.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2022
  • In their haste to leave Egypt, there was no time for dough to rise, resulting in unleavened bread called matzoh.
    Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The one exception is matzo, a flat, unleavened bread made with flour that a rabbi has blessed.
    Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 1 Nov. 2013
  • The unleavened bread is eaten at Passover, months later.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019
  • In the same vein, the matzo ball soup achieves ethereal textures with a sphere of unleavened flatbread.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2019
  • In its absence, matzah, a flat unleavened bread that serves as a reminder of how quickly the Israelites left Egypt, is eaten.
    Terri Robertson, Country Living, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The traditional unleavened bread crisps up in the oven in only a few minutes.
    Elaine Johnson, Sunset Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Rows of plates, small cups, boxes of unleavened bread and bottles of kosher wine and grape juice were laid out on long tables flanked by chairs covered with gold cloth.
    NBC News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Readers of the Bible may recognize millet as one of the ingredients in unleavened bread as mentioned in the book of Ezekiel.
    Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The Seder features unleavened bread, eaten as a reminder of the haste in leaving Egypt during the Exodus.
    Greg Garrison | , al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The Seder features unleavened bread, eaten as a reminder of the haste in leaving Egypt during the Exodus.
    al, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The average diet—day in, day out—consisted of unleavened bread and potatoes, where there was enough of those.
    Nan Randall, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2018
  • For example, part of the celebration of the Passover Haggadah entails the breaking of unleavened bread, a piece of which is known as the Afikomen, which is then hidden.
    Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The baked crumbs showed a porous matrix similar to unleavened bread.
    Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2018
  • During the workshop, Gutnick explains the reason Jews eat matzah (flat, unleavened bread) on Passover.
    Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Passover begins April 15 and for seven days matzo, an unleavened bread, is the only type of bread Jewish people eat.
    Matt Young, Chron, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Crunchy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, this unleavened bread is carefully kneaded and then fried to golden perfection.
    Anquanette Gaspard, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2021
  • Charoset is traditionally served with matzo, the unleavened bread that is a staple of Passover.
    Katie Workman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The unleavened flatbread, scorched from the skillet, is similar to Indian roti, if a bit heavier.
    Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Because of their rapid departure, the Israelites had no yeast for their bread, so only unleavened bread is allowed during Passover.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Wafers, for instance, evolved from unleavened matzo bread eaten by Jews during Passover.
    Joan Bailey, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Matzo represents the unleavened bread ancient Jews took with them on their quick exodus from Egypt.
    Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Highlights of the Seder include eating matzo — unleavened bread — and bitter herbs, drinking four cups of wine or grape juice and reciting the Haggadah, the text that details the exodus from Egypt.
    Jordan Otero Sisson, courant.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The matzo—unleavened bread—stands literally in the Exodus story for not having time to bake bread.
    Reuven Brenner, WSJ, 10 May 2018
  • There are many special foods affiliated with Passover, the most notable of which is matzo, or unleavened bread.
    Michael Perry, Cincinnati.com, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Passover — which begins this year on March 27 and ends April 4 — is celebrated by eating only unleavened foods.
    Deb Wandell, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2021

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