How to Use boysenberry in a Sentence

boysenberry

noun
  • The boysenberry blended into the masa gave the tamale a grey tint.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Franchisees can opt to swap in real maple syrup and boysenberry.
    — Tom Sietsema, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Each jam retains its own texture, from rugged boysenberry seeds to silky smooth mango.
    — Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Deep flavors of black cherry, boysenberry and chocolate coat the palate.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
  • The list includes a boysenberry bath and body line featuring soaps, lip balms, bath bombs and candles.
    — Lou Ponsi, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The milkshakes will be made with slices of boysenberry pie baked daily in the Knott’s bakery.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The large tailless shrimp were drowned in a boysenberry broth and served atop a delicate and buttery orzo pasta.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Deep purple colored, with deep dark aromas of cassis, woodland trail, maple syrup and boysenberries and a hint of red cherries.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Knott decided to finally name the berry and coined the fruit boysenberry after its creator.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This cabernet is deep with blackberry and boysenberry fruit, and grippy tannins that give it a flavor of the frontier.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 28 June 2019
  • With fruits strong in the region, each wine has notes of different berries such as strawberries, blueberries, and even boysenberries.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Available in more than a dozen colors from lollipop red to boysenberry and dark emerald, there's a hue for every kind of traveler and outfit.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2025
  • The depth and richness in this wine was stunning, with shimmering aromas of blue fruit, boysenberries, black raspberries, figs, and tones of star anise.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • When boysenberries, raspberries, and blackberries finish producing on a cane, cut it down to the ground.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 July 2024
  • Andrew Krok Cars are Andrew Krok’s jam, along with boysenberry.
    — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Sheena recommends the shade Dancing Queen, a dead-ringer for a perfectly ripe boysenberry.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Ripe and jammy black cherry, blackberry, and blackcurrant notes are common, along with hints of blueberry, boysenberry, and prune.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Try loganberries, boysenberries, or gooseberries instead, all of which will deliver a comparable amount of fiber per cup (give or take a gram or two).
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 29 May 2025
  • This beauty has the dark cherry and boysenberry flavors with cola spice and wild herbs that says Santa Barbara County to me.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Bright, medium deep purple; intriguing aromas of Damson plum, boysenberry, mocha and lavender.
    — Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • The palate shows some minerality, and is a bit bitter, but has prominent blueberry, grape, and boysenberry flavors, along with licorice, coriander seed, mint, and oak spice.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Pie options were similar in number, ranging from lemon bar to pumpkin, boysenberry, Oreo chocolate and several cheesecakes.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This year’s Reuben sandwich twist on the traditional Turkey Ball is filled with corned beef, cheese, sauerkraut and rye bread with a boysenberry dipping sauce on the side.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This recipe works well with any berries — blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, boysenberries, cranberries and cherries.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2019
  • The boysenberry became Knott’s most profitable farm commodity and by 1940, the plants spanned 4 acres of Knott’s land.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Her version of côt, the Loire Valley variant of malbec, is deeply purple, full of boysenberry aromas, and offers a palate that is vibrant, textural, and full of life.
    — Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Shafer One Point Five has aromas of ripe black cherry, blueberry, and boysenberry with silky tannins and flavors of violet petal, black currant, and plum.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This 80/20 blend of syrah/grenache offers herbal aromas of sage and tarragon intermingled with savory notes of boysenberry, cassis, cinnamon and black plum.
    — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • While the boysenberry was invented in Northern California, it would’ve been long forgotten if not for an Anaheim adventure.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Backyard Stout, which incorporates mulberries, boysenberries and marionberries, was the weakest of this year’s choices, in our tasting.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023

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