How to Use hyssop in a Sentence

hyssop

noun
  • Anise hyssop's leaves have an anise scent and the subtle flavor of mint and licorice.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Herbs such as basil, bee balm, hyssop (anise), mints, sage, and thyme are examples of bee favorites.
    — Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, AL.com, 24 May 2017
  • Some plants known to attract pest predators include dill, parsley, hyssop and mints.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
  • Kitchen basics like mint, thyme and oregano mingled with sassafras, bee balm, hyssop and chicory.
    — Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Giant hyssops belong to the mint family and their leaves can be used for making tea.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Distribute the bay leaf quarters, the rosemary sprigs, and the lemon hyssop leaves among the oysters.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Then, tuck in a few sprigs of mint to create flow and movement, and accent with a couple of flowering hyssop tips.
    — Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The Lebanese herbal blend zatar, earthy with hyssop and tart with sumac, adorns the rich, creamy goat cheese labneh served with finger-ready mini naan.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The room smells like lemon verbena, peppermint, tarragon, anise hyssop, and tulsi.
    — Shawn Wen, Bon Appetit, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Knock wedges or cubes together with red onions and feta or an other salty young goat or sheep cheese, splatter it with oil and tarragon, mint, or anise hyssop.
    — New York Times, 22 May 2018
  • Just be sure to stop pruning by mid-summer, because late pruning can make anise hyssop more vulnerable to cold damage in the fall.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
  • Just be sure to stop pruning by mid-summer, because late pruning makes anise hyssop more vulnerable to cold damage in the fall.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • Anise Hyssop Add a licorice flavor to your tea with the leaves of anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum).
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
  • When rainy season arrives, many grasslands become coated with wildflowers such as yarrow, hyssop, and milkweed.
    — Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 22 June 2019
  • This collection features dill, parsley, chives, lemon balm, hyssop, fennel, chamomile, and nasturtium.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Rely on agastache, commonly known as giant hyssop, to produce blooms throughout the summer and autumn.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In a saucepan, stir together 4 cups of water, the vinegars, mustard seeds, hyssop powder, fennel and cumin seeds, 6 sprigs of dill, and the cilantro.
    — Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 15 June 2010
  • Evening primrose, coyote thistle, and hummingbird mint (hyssop) are drought-resistant and loved by bees and butterflies.
    — Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Suddenly, everyone seems to be growing hyssop, lemon verbena, elder and cumin.
    — Dominique Browning, New York Times, 1 June 2016
  • Its pale green color is the natural result of steeping lemon balm and hyssop in the spirit, and it’s bottled at a bracing 130 proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But a toasted slice of hyssop focaccia smeared with more of that eerily-convincing not-ricotta and hot honey was chewy and airy, just like a good focaccia should be.
    — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Many of the colorful cut flowers and fragrant herbs found throughout the garden have a dual purpose, including the anise hyssop and flowering oregano seen here.
    — Mike Irvine, Sunset Magazine, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Wild senna adds nitrogen to the soil and attracts beneficial insects, comfrey brings up nutrients from deep soil and is medicinal for burns, and anise hyssop can be used for tea.
    — Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Upright puts its deft touch on this hopless beer, which is made with lemongrass, Sichuan peppercorns, hyssop and orange peel then blended after aging in numerous barrels.
    — Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Harmony also uses a botanical mixture of juniper berries, coriander seed, hyssop, lemon peel, lime peel, angelica root, and orris root to define its flavor.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Brewer Alex Ganum creates flavor in this hopless beer by combining spelt, lemongrass, Sichuan peppercorns, hyssop and orange peel and ages it in wine and gin casks.
    — oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The spirit is distilled from Kansas wheat and steeped with grand and Roman wormwood, fennel, star anise, hyssop, spearmint, peppermint, melissa leaf (lemon balm), chamomile and hibiscus.
    — Anne Brockhoff, kansascity, 24 Apr. 2018
  • An excellent expectorant, antispasmodic, and cough suppressant, a tea of hyssop can be used to quell the symptoms of almost any respiratory ailment.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The family includes mint, basil, rosemary, sage, savory, oregano, marjoram, thyme, hyssop, lavender, and more—and also includes a number of other edible and/or ornamental garden plants.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 28 Aug. 2023

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