How to Use seaweed in a Sentence

seaweed

noun
  • What does the stenchy seaweed look like?
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The brown rice, beans and seaweed are all good sources of fiber.
    — Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Hold fast to the seaweed with a good grip to make a clean cut.
    — Sunset Magazine, 19 July 2022
  • Crush 2 sheets of the seaweed snacks on top of each and serve.
    — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • That’s the line where the tide leaves deposits like seaweed or shells.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • There is a pronounced seaweed/salty tang of a rocky beach at low tide.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Take the weedy sea dragon, a sea horse-like fish that waves its body like seaweed.
    — Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Use this on green onions, rosemary, cilantro, and seaweed, just to name a few.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The spread of this seaweed has grown so vast in recent times that it can be seen from space.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Shellfish arrive on a bed of seaweed that smells like low tide.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2018
  • In step with the decline of coral is the rise of algae, or seaweed.
    — Benji Jones, Vox, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Take a trip to the ocean, go be with a lobsterman or a seaweed farmer.
    — Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 21 June 2024
  • One of the bikes had a string of seaweed wrapped around its handlebars.
    — Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2018
  • The tide is high, the seaweeds swaying in all their colors.
    — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This gives you some time to score more reasonable rates and avoid the seaweed.
    — Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Of all the things symbolic of life on the coast, seaweed is among the top.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The blend of seaweed and hyaluronic acid leaves your skin plump and bouncy in no time.
    — Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The seaweed choux buns are cloudlike in their lightness.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • This is where red seaweed enters the story.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Assorted hand rolls, or sushi wrapped in large seaweed cones.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Assorted hand rolls, or sushi wrapped in large seaweed cones.
    — Jenna Thompson april 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Most recipes also call for tofu, green onions, and seaweed.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Some have gills, some have lungs; some lay eggs, some don’t; some eat seaweed, some eat other fish.
    — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The crab shells returned, with a mixture of rice, crab juices, sesame oil and seaweed.
    — Mitch Goldich, SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The oysters, bedded on ice and seaweed, are sea-breezy on the nose and briny in the mouth.
    — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
  • And so far, there’s no way to prevent the huge piles of seaweed from washing up on shore.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
  • And what changes would need to be made to mimic the effect of a seaweed diet?
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The quest of a Long Island seaweed farmer to make kelp the next kale.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2022
  • This gives you time to score more reasonable hotel rates and avoid the seaweed.
    — Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The window was open, the breeze pushing the scent of water and sand and seaweed.
    — David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025

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