How to Use flavoring in a Sentence

flavoring

noun
  • We used ginger and other natural flavorings.
  • Use fresh herbs in the cobbler for even more flavoring.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Some purple grape flavoring comes across with very sweet black fruits.
    — Tan Vinh and Owen Bargreen, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Learn if using the fake flavoring is a smart choice or a culinary faux pas.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
  • This is nothing more than a tub of sour cream with some onion powder flavoring stirred in.
    — cleveland, 15 Dec. 2021
  • And, the beef flavoring appears to be palatable to even picky dogs.
    — Olivia O'Bryon, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The trouble cropped up in the flavoring; namely, there wasn’t much of it.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Those can include cheese, cured meats, herbs and other flavorings in the dough.
    — Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • It’s made with ground almonds, eggs, milk, vanilla flavoring and rum.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • And the base is made with peanut butter is the primary flavoring and is corn syrup.
    — Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It is topped with pumpkin spice flavoring and uses pumpkin pie syrup in the cold brew.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Using the seeds or whole cumin might not disperse flavoring as evenly as the ground spice.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The sous chef tossed mustard greens to wilt alongside for a few seconds of smoke flavoring.
    — Joyce Smith, kansascity.com, 9 June 2017
  • Add a bit of mint flavoring and the calculus improves even more.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2020
  • If cheese or cherries or other flavorings are desired, they should be added at the very end.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Adler also uses them in fish stock, for flavoring oil, and for frying fish.
    — Alex Van Buren, Health.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Don't forget to toast the pecans because that gives the coating a rich flavoring.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • It can be enjoyed straight on the rocks, added to cocktails or used as flavoring in other recipes.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The same flavorings can be had on Texas blue crab, jumbo shrimp or snow crab leg clusters.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Remember to take the time to toast the pecans, which will add tremendous flavoring to this dessert.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • More and more it is used as a garnish in addition to a flavoring within the dish.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 25 June 2020
  • Yuzu ichandrin is prized in Japan for flavoring, juice and preserves.
    — oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Juniper must be one of the flavoring botanicals for the result to be called gin.
    — Jonah Flicker, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
  • For one, it was used as a food flavoring, and that would be for a savory application.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Regardless of your flavoring method, bring it to a boil, and reduce it to a bare simmer.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Add some lemon zest, or change the flavorings, maybe add a ripple of crumb topping in the middle—just makes a new cake.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Add some lemon zest, or change the flavorings, maybe add a ripple of crumb topping in the middle—just makes a new cake.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This holiday version of the tasty treat tweaks the mousse flavoring and cookie base.
    — Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, the butter flavoring can contain compounds that can be harmful to the lungs.
    — Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 4 July 2025
  • Anybody with some flavoring, some ice, and a blender can make a FUB.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2022

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