How to Use fibrous in a Sentence

fibrous

adjective
  • He had surgery to remove fibrous scar tissue in his knee.
  • Use a spoon to scrape out any fibrous fuzzy hairs.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Your hair may feel rigid, wiry, or fibrous.
    — Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Its red stems can be used to make cordage due to its fibrous bark.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut and discard the fibrous ends.
    — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the ash pieces almost look fibrous, like pieces of black string.
    — Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Strip, but don’t discard, the fibrous spines of kale and chard.
    — Sunset Magazine, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Off with the woody green top, along with all the dry, fibrous outer leaves!
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Cut off the top third, and trim any fibrous stem from the base with a paring knife.
    — Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Keep in mind that the texture is firmer and more fibrous than the rest of the onion.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, plant fibers can sometimes do the job, though many fibrous species aren’t very strong.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The result was a fibrous green and tangy dip, bhang ki chutney.
    — Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar, Saveur, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Quarter papayas and scoop out seeds and fibrous bits with a soup spoon.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Most fiber lives in the skins and fibrous meat of fruits and vegetables.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • If the skin seems fibrous and tough, peel the thickest sections.
    — Joseph Hernandez, chicagotribune.com, 25 May 2017
  • Your symptoms may be caused by only some fibrous foods or by non-fiber foods.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The fuzzy, fibrous part of the artichoke above the heart is called the choke.
    — Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Ripping off every piece of the flesh, the fibrous pit like a heart in her hand.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Some varieties of green beans have a fibrous bit that runs along the edge of the bean.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And meat replaced fibrous beans and lentils as the main source of protein in many parts of the world.
    — Julia Belluz, Vox, 15 July 2019
  • This could look like a mix of fibrous greens, black beans roasted potatoes, quinoa or brown rice.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Your skin has fibrous bands that connect it to the muscle below.
    — Rena Goldman, Health, 28 June 2026
  • Each disk has a thick, fibrous outer layer and a gel-like center.
    — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 22 May 2018
  • In these children, the lens of the eye is replaced by a cloudy fibrous tissue.
    — Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Use the inner part of the stalk that’s tender and less fibrous than the outer ribs.
    — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The fibrous hull of shell-on pumpkin seeds can be harder to digest in large amounts.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Complex carbs are starches and the fibrous parts of food that the body doesn't digest.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
  • There was a jackfruit pozole that used the dense, fibrous fruit to mimic the taste of pork.
    — Eric Ginsburg, Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The fibrous skin of the pod is ground and turned into a pasta-like product or a bread flour.
    — Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Separate the inner stalks and trim off the fibrous ends.
    — Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025

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