How to Use lemon verbena in a Sentence

lemon verbena

noun
  • The tea is made with black tea, lemon verbena, and Meyer lemon.
    — Danielle Tullo, Cosmopolitan, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The cleaner is offered in either lavender or lemon verbena scents and is easy to use.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Dessert was a decadent strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 June 2019
  • Rain opens with citrusy notes of lemon verbena and bergamot, which are joined by dewy green accord for a bright and earthy scent.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • This cocktail begins with a sweet white vermouth infused with bright lemon verbena.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Harvest equal amounts lemon verbena leaves and petals of rose and calendula.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • All solid sod can be planted, as can herbs such as basil, oregano, thyme, lemongrass, comfrey and lemon verbena.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 28 June 2021
  • More familiar lemon balm and lemon verbena both offer citrus notes.
    — Rick Bayless, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
  • Using a skimmer or strainer, remove the lemon verbena leaves from the cream mixture.
    — Bibby Gignilliat, The Mercury News, 20 July 2019
  • This vibrant margarita is a vessel for spring herbs like lemon balm, anise hyssop, mint, and lemon verbena.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 July 2026
  • There are candles that are good to burn while cleaning that sort of enhance the idea of cleaning, like a lemon verbena, but this isn’t one of those.
    — Kelly Conaboy, The Cut, 13 July 2018
  • This version is designed to taste like a crisp, clear Oregon day and has notes of lemon verbena, apple, and white stone fruit.
    — Frederick Tippett, Sunset Magazine, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The Japanese hop sorachi ace with its pleasing lemon verbena note can also be used.
    — Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • That includes things such as the aforementioned rosemary and oregano, but also sage, lavender and lemon verbena.
    — Alex Groves, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Add the lemon juice, lemon verbena tea, sherry and Galliano L’Autentico.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The blooms have a strong lemon verbena, bergamot and honeysuckle fragrance.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Even inside, a sunny windowsill can yield fragrant clouds of herbs such as mint, lemon verbena, thyme, rosemary and Thai basil.
    — Zio Baritaux, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2020
  • One herb that no garden should be without is lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora).
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Complete the gift with a couple of Pura’s dreamy scent cartridges (hello, lemon verbena).
    — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
  • With its aromas and flavors of lime zest, lemon gelato, grapefruit, lemon verbena and a trace of ginger, this is a heck of a way to savor summer.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 June 2022
  • Tea Garden plants like aromatic lemon verbena, bee balm, bronze fennel, chamomile, or mint are perfect for growing your own herbal tea.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The plates, like Soto-Innes’ fresh scallop slices with cactus paddle and a bright lemon verbena aguachile, were enough to make guests linger.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Commodity’s Rain starts off with notes of dewy green accord, lemon verbena and bergamot for a citrusy and slightly earthy scent.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • And there’s lots of lemon balm, lemongrass, sweet grass, lemon verbena, chamomile, stevia, pineapple sage, comfrey and calendula.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021
  • This all-purpose cleaning spray is made from natural ingredients with a pleasant lemon verbena scent.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Mieseler loves making a paste with lemon verbena, garlic, olive oil and a little butter to work under the skin of chicken or turkey before roasting.
    — Bill Ward Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Mother’s Milk Tea also has spearmint, lemongrass, lemon verbena, and marshmallow root.
    — Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024
  • This trio contains two of my favorite scents, relaxing lavender and mood-lifting lemon verbena, and comes in a beautiful tin that’s perfect for gifting.
    — Terri Peters, Parents, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The drink is infused with botanicals from the Palace garden, including lemon verbena, hawthorn berries, bay leaves, and mulberry leaves.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 9 May 2021
  • The dry gin process includes a base wheat, mixed with juniper and coriander layered with rosemary, thyme, dill seed, celery leaf and lemon verbena, according to the farm's website.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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