How to Use gooseberry in a Sentence

gooseberry

noun
  • Flavors range from tamarind and spicy mango to pine nut, gooseberry, and rice.
    — Birmingham Magazine, al.com, 24 July 2019
  • The bushes popped with gooseberries and red and black currants.
    — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Acidic aromas of green apples and yellow plums as well as some gooseberry and lime.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • These will not work on the sawfly larvae that attack gooseberries and currants.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2020
  • Zinging semi acrid aromas of limes and gooseberries and white plums here.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Coxinha with tomato herb aioli and house gooseberry hot sauce.
    — Dwight Brown, Essence, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Crumb cakes moistened with poached pear or blueberry and gooseberry.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 6 Apr. 2021
  • In the mouth, a red fruit medley midpalate with some gooseberry acidity on the finish.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • This old vine estate wine offers some lush notes of grapefruit and gooseberry, with a creamy, textured finish.
    — Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The wine features vibrant lime, gooseberry, and passionfruit notes with a hint of herbal aromas.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • There are often herbaceous qualities, such as gooseberry, fresh-cut grass, or green bell pepper.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Crisp aromas of lime, gooseberries, kiwi fruit, mandarins and grapefruit.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, gooseberries, and more can all be trained as cordons and pruned to maintain this form.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 25 July 2023
  • Includes nectarines and tangerines mid palate and a slight gooseberry finish.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Ground cherries go by several nicknames, such as cape gooseberries, husk tomatoes, and poha berry.
    — Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • And the keystone for many of these cocktails is vegetables, from tomatoes and onions (yes, onions), to gooseberries and anchovies.
    — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This includes a gooseberry called Mắc Mật, which Sông Cái sun-dries as the natives do.
    — Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The best time to take hardwood cuttings from blueberries, gooseberries, and currants is when the plant is dormant, from late fall to winter.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Later, those fully mature gooseberries can be harvested and eaten fresh or made into pies.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There was surette, or Tahitian gooseberry, which resembles a tiny yellow pumpkin.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Two of the most popular entrées ordered are halibut grilled with gooseberry masala and rice dumplings in coconut milk with chicken curry.
    — Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • After a main course of River Test trout, lemon cake with elderflower cream and gooseberries was served for dessert.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • After a main course of River Test trout, lemon cake with elderflower cream and gooseberries was served for dessert.
    — PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2019
  • And if gooseberries are difficult to find, Rochford suggested green seedless grapes or slices of Bosc pears.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
  • With ingredients like gooseberry juice, smoked rhubarb, and pink peppercorn, this one is likely more palatable to a wider group of people.
    — Andrew Watman, WIRED, 11 July 2024
  • The wine is Intense and aromatic on the nose, featuring ripe passion and stone fruit with subtle hints of gooseberry and fresh-cut grass.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Mail-order nurseries typically ship bare-root gooseberries and currants for spring planting.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Tapi, $17 Notes of passionfruit and gooseberry mingle with aromas of guava and lemon.
    — Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • These acids target dark spots, large pores, and uneven texture, while lemon peel extract and Indian gooseberry step in to brighten and tone skin.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The menu features a world of escabeche dishes; gooseberry sea bass crudo, and sardine empanada with piparra emulsion.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025

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