How to Use incense in a Sentence

incense

1 of 2 noun
  • The incense sticks are easy to use.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • In the mix, there’s moody incense too.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Please note this will not work with stick incense.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Thick scents of pot, incense, and grilling meats filled the air.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
  • No one sings or chants, burns incense or lights candles.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For centuries, it has been prized as a dye, medicine and incense.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Ma strides about the room, waving incense.
    — Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • What’s the best incense holder to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Light incense and whisper the names of those who came before you.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the scents consist of five packets of incense sticks.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Which incense holders are best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • There is rich fruit, spice, and some incense on the palate, along with some herbal notes like lavender and thyme.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
  • Hanging incense stems on it also helped.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • It was used to pour incense onto fires as an offering to the gods or the dead.
    — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Look for notes of incense, spice, citrus, maple, honey, and leather on the palate.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
  • Scents There are an endless number of incense scents to choose from.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • No candles, no incense, no crystal balls.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The smell of incense and pickled cabbage in her mother’s kitchen.
    — Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Notes of leather and incense give it a mysterious edge.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 June 2026
  • Another lighted incense sticks and stuck them in the snow.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Using rose quartz, incense, or flowers can also aid you.
    — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Okay, the Japanese incense are bougie as hell.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark its doorway with strange symbols?
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The scent of orange blossoms mixes with heady incense.
    — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Most incense sticks and cones come in proper packaging.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • One runs a goblet with copal incense up and down the bodies of his colleagues.
    — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The drumming clashed, the chants overlapped, the air hung heavy with incense — and yet no one was confused.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Sandy began the day by burning incense and then getting her hair brushed by her mother.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This set includes a wide variety of incense sticks and cones as well as a set of tweezers.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Calming music plays softly, and incense burns in the corner of the room.
    — By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

incense

2 of 2 verb
  • Watching the footage at his desk, Nicholas was incensed.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • He was incensed by the decision not to give a foul when Spurs scored their first goal.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Small numbers overall, but enough to incense the country.
    — Stephen Kent, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But he was baffled as to why people are now incensed over pickleball courts.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
  • Smith was particularly incensed about that slo-mo first half his team played.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
  • He has been incensed that his money — and tens of millions of dollars from donors — has gone to legal costs.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Alves’s story may have incensed Kennard.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The Penguins goaltender was rather incensed that the goal counted.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Bardot’s cold and distant mother was incensed.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Nolan didn’t have a movie slated to open during this period, but he was incensed by the precedent.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Vichy officials were incensed at the presence of Jews in the royal court.
    — Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Why are longtime staff, faculty incensed over U of L salary changes?
    — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Fans are incensed that he’s not used as Josh Morrissey’s partner on the top pair.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Ivar Cole was once again incensed that Valhalla wasn’t wearing antlers.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Students in the hallway become incensed, getting in Roth’s face and yelling.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • When a frustrated neighbor called police, the co-owner was incensed.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Bari Weiss' reign over 60 Minutes has incensed former staffers.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • No foul was called, but the Mexican team was incensed and a clash between the two teams on the sideline ensued.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Park aficionados were incensed.
    — HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • But most workers side with Tsipursky’s reasoning, and many are incensed by the needless action.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 June 2023
  • Suitably incensed, Bradford ran out 3-0 winners on the night.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Industry leaders were incensed about being pursued by an overseer with fangs.
    — Stacy Cowley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • That incensed Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who said Ball should have been ejected from the game.
    — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Auburn fans, already incensed by the previous ruling, aired their grievances fully.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And writers have been incensed by mixed messaging from companies on their financial health.
    — Brooks Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • Organized labor unions are incensed by the prime minister’s plans and are threatening work-stoppage strikes.
    — Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • He’s particularly incensed that more liberals haven’t made the switch.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Labor unions remain incensed by the change and asked workers to voice their discontent by taking to the streets this May Day.
    — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 1 May 2023
  • However, one area that has incensed the Yankees fan base is whether Boone holds his players accountable.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Democrats would be incensed if the shoe were on the other foot and Platner was the Republican candidate.
    — Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 3 June 2026

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