How to Use yucca in a Sentence

yucca

noun

• This was the curious case of the Joshua tree and the yucca moth.
  — Sam Schipani, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
• This was the curious case of the Joshua tree and the yucca moth.
  — Sam Schipani, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
• A few steps away, a small yucca plant sent up a stalk and began to bloom.
  — John Sowell, idahostatesman, 27 June 2017
• Plus, find a few fun Latin options, like the dill or fried yucca sides.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2021
• The yucca and creosote plants were bathed in golden light.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
• There are sages, agaves and aloes, along with marrow, buckwheat and yucca.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
• On windy days, pieces of plastic wrap drifted away from the construction site and stuck to the yucca trees.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2020
• The trees are part of the yucca tree species and can live to be over 150 years old, according to the National Park Service.
  — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 2 Aug. 2019
• There is still lechón, rice, black beans and yucca but the portions are much more manageable.
  — Jessica Perez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The trail, lined with yucca, mountain lilac and lemonade berry, is well maintained.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
• Or sauté some chopped kale with onions and garlic, and then take yuca and crush it in and make a hash of vegetables and yucca.
  — Benjy Hansen-Bundy, GQ, 19 Feb. 2018
• Nez said words for the code came from everyday words used on the reservation, such as lamb, nut, quiver, cross and yucca.
  — Betty Reid, azcentral, 29 Aug. 2019
• Underneath the palms are soft leaf yucca, which are shade tolerant as the palms grow.
  — Nicole Villalpando, USA TODAY, 19 June 2020
• At any one time, there are only five people assigned to the station set on the edge of a sandy basin speckled with yucca and scrub.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
• At 3 ½ inches long, the tool consists of a wooden skunkbush sumac handle, bound with split yucca leaves.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2019
• It is fringed by yucca, plantains and a rotting cacao tree.
  — The Economist, 20 Feb. 2018
• The yucca has been shown to combat dandruff as well as improve joint comfort.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 May 2021
• Fun fact: The spineless yucca is one of the best air-purifying indoor plants out there.
  — Lennie Larkin, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• The first people: The Tataviam people were hunter-gatherers who lived here and ate things like juniper berries and yucca.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• The trail is wide and plush with saguaros, cholla, ocotillo, creosote, yucca and granite boulders.
  — Sonja Haller, azcentral, 9 Feb. 2015
• The reservoir was low, the yucca plants were going to seed, and discarded Starbucks cups blew across the road like tumbleweed.
  — Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Hardy plants like yuccas, grasses, and shrubs have evolved to survive in the shifting sands, adding texture to the spectacle of shapes and shadows that define the scenery.
  — Alexandra Toto, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2023
• The old town had highlands that remained dry year-round, where the Urarina farmed staples such as yucca and plantains.
  — Daniel Grossman, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2020
• The whole chicken meal comes with three family sides – your choice of plantains, cilantro rice, sweet potato fries, french fries or yucca – and costs just $28.95.
  — Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2024
• The works included Colorado’s state flower, the blue columbine, as well as yucca, lupines, mushrooms and other plants.
  — Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2017
• The yucca is a marvelous plant that once provided soap and quill tools to Native Americans.
  — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
• Saint James, 68, lives alone in a Spanish-style condo in Los Angeles with a back room and sun porch that overlooks yucca plants and nature.
  — Melanie Eversley, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2017
• The toads and birds were riotous, including a hummingbird that darted around a red yucca.
  — Florence Williams, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2020
• Learn about the stubbornly resilient powers of the agave and yucca, and stop to smell the various flowers, including that of the desert willow.
  — Dakota Kim, Sunset Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
• Get the Leche de Tigre, which is small dices of fish and red onions that are marinated in lime juice with a touch of Peruvian spicy sauce, and a side order of the fried yucca.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2024