How to Use granule in a Sentence

granule

noun
  • The starch granules prove how the tools were used in ancient times.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
  • Sprinkle the granules around your plants, then push the mulch back in place.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Frozen granules flavored with kjolle brought me to the foot of the glacier where that herb grows.
    — National Geographic, 19 July 2019
  • A lot of that comes from the chicken bouillon granules.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Just a quarter of a milligram -- a few granules -- can kill you.
    — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 16 May 2017
  • Then, run a rake over the lawn lightly to get any granules to fall into the soil.
    — oregonlive, 13 May 2023
  • Look for curled edges, bare spots where granules have worn away and any flashing that looks lifted or bent.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The small granules melted into our skin and evened out our texture.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Just a quarter of a milligram -- a few granules -- can kill a user.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN, 24 May 2017
  • Scoop some granules into a cup, boil the water, and enjoy.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Scoop some granules into a cup, boil the water, and enjoy.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • These cells have granules of pigment inside them that can be black, yellow, or red.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The clean granules stay in the main area, and the dirty clumps fall into a hidden bin below.
    — Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Over time, the granules will break down, and the plant absorbs the nutrients.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Sprays and granules can be applied directly to the weeds.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The granules looked like snow, and housewives swept them from porches and sidewalks.
    — Rachel Carson, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 1950
  • In a blender, combine the tomato, goji berries and kelp granules with ½ cup of broth.
    — Julie Morris, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2017
  • The movement of these pigment granules changes the skin color.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • These granules are still sharp, but should do less damage than the long shards of untempered glass.
    — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Pesticides – whether in the form of stakes, sprays or granules – should be a last resort.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Queen’s Club winner is the rare Spaniard who plays best on the blades and not the granules.
    — SI.com, 1 July 2017
  • Crack the salt crust, dust the granules of clinging salt off with a clean, dry dish towel, and set to rest on a tray.
    — Gabrielle Hamilton, House Beautiful, 17 July 2012
  • Still, the discovery of a tiny dead microbe would offer a granule of hope.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 July 2020
  • Stir in the undrained tomatoes, bouillon granules, herbs, and pepper.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2023
  • This is the wavelength of light that the pigment granules in the hogfish absorb best.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Avoid bouillon cubes and granules which are also quite salty and will worsen the problem.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • This is likely due to the process of creating the instant granules.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
  • This extract is freeze-dried to remove the water and turned into granules.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Researchers discovered starch granules in the tooth plaque of some of the foragers.
    — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2018
  • Imagine a substance so potent that a few specks — the size of a few granules of table salt — can kill you.
    — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Oct. 2017

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