How to Use butternut in a Sentence

butternut

noun
  • Last night, that meant kale and lentils and quinoa and butternut squash.
    — David Denicolo, Allure, 15 May 2017
  • Grab a butternut or pumpkin from the grocery, peel it, half it, and scoop out the seeds.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The edible butternuts are sweet and oily, oval-shaped and enclosed in a shell.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Why did this locale support robins and butternuts rather than, say, parakeets and pecan trees?
    — Longreads, 13 July 2017
  • To harvest the nuts, collect the butternuts from the trees, remove the shells, wash and dry the nuts.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • As far as pumpkin goes, any winter squash, such as acorn or butternut work perfectly.
    — Miska Lewis, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Push cooked squash, such as butternut or acorn squash, through the potato ricer or use it for peas, broccoli, or zucchini.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Simmer vegetables in that same broth—go rogue with butternut and collards, or rutabaga and kale—for an all-in-one meal.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The butternuts will then need to cure over a few weeks before they can be prepared for storing in a cool environment.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Among the most sneeze-making tree pollens for our area right now are members of the pine family, oaks, walnuts and butternuts.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The seeds of other varieties of squash, including acorn and butternut.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Kabocha squash can be found at most grocery stores and farmer’s markets, but it’s often overlooked for more familiar types like acorn or butternut.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • That will also give you plenty of time to try making the soup with a variety of gourds, including butternut, kabocha and acorn squash.
    — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Fungal disease, butternut canker, wiped out about 90% of the state's butternut trees.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Mole Ice Cream laden with caramel, butternut and cinnamon toast crumbles ($9) is a nice way to round out the meal.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The butternut tree produces butternuts, also known as white walnuts.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Yukon Gold potatoes, onion and butternut squash are sliced paper thin, then arranged layer upon layer in a pan.
    — OregonLive.com, 12 May 2017
  • For the butternut-squash salad, Sousa serves the squash raw, thinly sliced, and tossed with golden raisins, pecans, onion, tarragon, and blue cheese.
    — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2021
  • This hybrid squash tastes similar to a butternut—only sweeter—and can be cooked and prepared in exactly the same ways.
    — Colleen Weeden, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Fall varieties include butternut, acorn, and spaghetti squash.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 18 Sep. 2023
  • This month that dish was replaced with an equally pretty and just as delicious ravioli, stuffed with butternut squash and served in brown butter.
    — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Winter squash, like butternut, acorn, and delicata, are eaten when the fruit has fully matured.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Roasting a squash into submission takes time—the bigger the squash the longer the wait—figure a couple of hours for a medium-sized butternut.
    — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appétit, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Patrick, a fitness freak, ate a race day breakfast that included butternut squash, ground bison and half an avocado.
    — Dan Gelston, star-telegram.com, 5 June 2017
  • Patrick, a fitness freak, ate a race-day breakfast that included butternut squash, ground bison and half an avocado.
    — Ap, USA TODAY, 4 June 2017
  • Her staff hopes to further promote fruit and vegetables and is experimenting with menu items like roasted butternut squash.
    — Helen Wolt, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2017
  • But fall will mean another spätzle switch with the introduction of heartier vegetables such as turnips and butternut squash.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Roast fennel and butternut at 350 degrees until golden brown and softened.
    — Heather Mayer Irvine, Men's Health, 19 Jan. 2023
  • These types of squash—such as pumpkins and butternut, acorn, and spaghetti squash—have a hard exterior and flesh that usually needs to be peeled and discarded.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Delicata does not keep as long as squashes such as butternut, Sweet Meat and climbing zucchini.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 22 June 2018

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