How to Use frankincense in a Sentence

frankincense

noun
  • Fields of frankincense and myrrh trees.
    — Rachel Nuwer, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Daly likens frankincense fever to the oil wars fought in modern times.
    — Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science, 23 Dec. 2020
  • So much more than an incense scent, frankincense could be the anti-ager your skin needs.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The third, in green robes and with blue eyes, has even darker skin and carries frankincense.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Today, gold, frankincense, and myrrh seem like unequal gifts.
    — Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Then the wise men arrived, presenting their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2021
  • What did the third wise man say after his friends had already presented gold and frankincense?
    — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The combination is so good; the sweetness from the body oil, the witch hazel and frankincense.
    — Fatimah Asghar, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2018
  • Its top note is violet—with palo santo, frankincense, and myrrh for that spicy kick.
    — Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2024
  • There are even calming scents piped into the air, like peppermint and frankincense.
    — Maria Carter, Country Living, 21 July 2017
  • The candle also pairs notes of white grape and apricot with resins of myrrh, frankincense and opoponax.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The researchers found juniper resin and frankincense on the mummy’s surface.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • LeRette agrees and hurries past us to his office, returning with a vial of frankincense.
    — Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023
  • With a light, lingering scent of frankincense and myrrh, this laundry soap will make your clothing smell amazing.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Opening with juicy berries and fig, heart notes of green florals blend with base notes of warm amber and frankincense as the scent begins to dry down.
    — Kayla Greaves, Essence, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The warm scent of frankincense and myrrh is an inviting and familiar experience and one that will last for a long time.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
  • More familiar was the lemony frankincense resin, which is still burned in Catholic churches.
    — Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The Bible says that frankincense was given to the parents of the newborn Jesus.
    — National Geographic, 26 Dec. 2019
  • While each of its scents are worth trying, this decadent blend of bergamot, cedar, and frankincense is perhaps the most enticing.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • While each of its scents are worth trying, this decadent blend of bergamot, cedar, and frankincense is perhaps the most enticing.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Or frankincense and myrrh -- two of the holiday fragrances, along with peppermint vanilla and pure noel.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The dish soaps come in pink lilac, lavender and grapefruit, peppermint and lemon, frankincense and pine, and unscented.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • It’s derived from the gum resin of the Boswellia tree, also known as Indian frankincense.
    — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
  • In a nod to the New Testament, some even recommend frankincense and myrrh.
    — Michael Braga, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Options range from blends of frankincense, cedar, and rose, to my choice, a fusion of palmarosa and lemon—so refreshing and calming.
    — Nicole Brewer, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Also available as a silky hair and body oil, the scent grounds Turkish rose in earthy notes of patchouli, sandalwood, and frankincense.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The products contain natural fragrances that tap into the desert landscape, such as earthy and smoky sage and frankincense.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This is Fazayah, a strip of seven white beaches under rocky slopes dotted with knobbly frankincense trees and squat desert rose trees.
    — Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Decision, for example, explores the idea of a lightning bolt hitting a frankincense tree.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • Curls of frankincense unfurled in the air as a choir of children, immaculate in white despite the mud, sang God’s praises.
    — Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023

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