clove
Example Sentences
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Wafting through the air is a medley of warm spices I grew up savoring: nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, black pepper and ginger.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
This is not the first time that the orange juice industry has had to contend with clove odor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
Craig Nielsen, co-owner of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, based in Illinois, said that he sells Mexico’s vanilla to buyers who prefer its “spicy note,” which he compared to clove or nutmeg.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024
Add one whole chopped onion and one chopped clove of garlic.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
They had come to the end of a long cutting, deep, and sheer-sided in the middle, by which the road clove its way through a stony ridge.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
