How to Use prickly pear in a Sentence

prickly pear

noun
  • Make a jam out of fresh or frozen prickly pears.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Hints of açai, prickly pear, and berries float up with each sip.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Soft, smooth, shiny hair that looks healthy and smells like sweet prickly pear.
    — Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Enjoy peeled prickly pears raw as a snack.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
  • From the bar menu, try the wings, which are braised in spicy prickly pear cactus juice.
    — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2018
  • Heaps of leathery brown prickly pear pads sagged into the dirt and ash.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The beer promised prickly pear flavor but wasn't listed as a sour.
    — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Extract the juice from fresh prickly pears using a juicer or blender.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But in the dark, Yara was just trying their best not to trip over young clumps of prickly pear.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Wind down with a prickly pear margarita and a dreamy sunset vista.
    — Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • My kids might not be getting prickly pear for breakfast anytime soon.
    — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Hack apart barrel cacti and prickly pear, then chew the pulp for moisture.
    — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 19 June 2020
  • The aroma and flavor are true to a prickly pear, but no sugar in this one, very sour.
    — cleveland, 20 Aug. 2020
  • However, the prickly pear on the hamachi will reestablish the sense of place.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Nopal is a vegetable derived from the prickly pear cactus.
    — Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What’s more, it’s infused with prickly pear and aloe vera to soothe and repair skin.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 June 2025
  • What’s more, it’s infused with prickly pear and aloe vera to soothe and repair skin.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Had there been mountains, mafias, a river, or the hairy disks of prickly pears shining in the sun?
    — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 5 July 2019
  • Use prickly pear juice in marinades and salad dressings.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The prickly pear fruit syrup blends with lime juice and features a nice crunch from the seeds of a barrel cactus.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022
  • With a cactus like prickly pear, cut between segments.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Her brick home has a gravel driveway and a yard covered in prickly pear and saguaro cactus.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Her brick home has a gravel driveway and a yard covered in prickly pear and saguaro cactus.
    — Sejal Govindarao, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This point was reinforced when we were asked to identify the source of chew marks on a prickly pear.
    — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There are also nine different kinds of mimosas, from prickly pear tea to rose petal and lemon.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Hot tea comes in prickly pear, wild berry green and Earl Grey varieties.
    — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 28 May 2018
  • Use frozen prickly pears in smoothies for a unique flavor and boost of nutrition.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Grow prickly pear cactus in a fast-draining area, such as a gravel garden.
    — Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
  • There are rocky cliffs and hills covered with prickly pear, the epitome of a desert landscape.
    — Lily Altavena, azcentral, 12 June 2019
  • Deeply pink and pretty sweet, prickly pear syrup can be easily found online.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025

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