How to Use garlic in a Sentence

garlic

noun
  • The recipe calls for two cloves of garlic, minced.
  • Grow bags work for garlic as well.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Add the garlic and cook one minute more.
    — Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Peel the two small heads of garlic.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Add garlic and cook for one minute.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Add the pork, onion and garlic.
    — Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
  • The smell of onions and garlic fills the room.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Marigolds and garlic will help keep pests away.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • So what is black garlic, and how is it made?
    — Mavra Javed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Add onion, garlic, and cilantro stems.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Prep your garlic bed, but don’t plant it just yet.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Trim off garlic scapes for use in soups and stir-fry.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
  • Serve with sour cream and dark bread rubbed with fresh garlic.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Try it in stir-fries, soups, or sautéed with garlic.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Place in a large stock pot along with the white onion and garlic.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Chop them up, sauté them in some garlic and oil with the sausage.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Just like that, you’ve got cured garlic to store and eat for months.
    — Katie Boué, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
  • While that cooks, peel and chop a few cloves of garlic, and so on.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2021
  • There’s no set amount of whole garlic to eat to help with a cold.
    — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2025
  • What that green shoot means, and if your garlic is still safe to use.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Remove the garlic from the foil and set aside.
    — Eric Wareheim, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Combine lemon juice and garlic in a bowl.
    — Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Be sure not to burn the garlic or your sauce will taste bitter.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • There won’t be any garlic sizzling in oil.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Cook the mussels with oil and garlic and then add the white wine.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022

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