How to Use suet in a Sentence

suet

noun
  • And our spare fridge into a fridge for breast milk, and suet.
    — Ariel Dumas, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Next, set out suet for the insect eaters and seeds for the seed eaters.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Follow these steps to for how to clean bird feeders for seed or suet.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2023
  • In warm weather suet goes bad quickly, which is not good for birds.
    — oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2019
  • In warm weather suet goes bad quickly, which is not good for birds.
    — oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • The birds, drawn by seed and suet slabs, came soon afterward.
    — Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The cakes, dense with ginger and other spices and suet, are a true taste of the past.
    — Ruth Reichl, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The frozen suet will shatter nicely and not make a slippery mess.
    — Donald Gilliland, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
  • This style of feeder has a grid-style cage with a suet cake in it for birds to grab onto.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • What is added to your suet cake will attract different species of birds.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Supply them with seed and suet, and install at least one birdbath.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2020
  • To attract insect-eating birds, feed them suet, a block of beef fat.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Place suet in a cool, shaded area in amounts that the birds can eat in a few days to keep it from spoiling.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Much of their diet is made up of insects, and suet is a good substitute.
    — Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • To keep them healthy and happy, offer them a snack of suet or sunflower seeds.
    — Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Heat the suet and lard in a heavy pot over a medium-high flame and brown the meat, working in batches.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2022
  • This filling is layered in a suet-laden dough colored by turmeric.
    — New York Times, 23 Feb. 2022
  • When suet is given a shape and has ingredients added, it's known as a suet cake.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
  • These no-melt, all-season suet cakes take away the mess while still providing the tasty treat birds crave.
    — Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Store unused bird seed and suet in places not accessible to bears, such as a closed garage.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Woodpeckers and nuthatches love suet feeders hung close to trunks.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The suet wrapped in butcher paper (no plastic) in 10-pound chunks.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
  • For a high-calorie, high-protein treat that bluebirds love, try putting out a suet cake in your garden.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Put it out in a shady space to delay spoilage and replace any remaining suet after two weeks.
    — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Purchasing a suet feeder is a great option to keep the suet cake contained.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Downy and hairy woodpeckers will come to bird feeders during winter months to feed on suet.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Keep the feeders stocked with a dry, fresh, diverse offering of seeds and add a suet dough cake to spice things up.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 4 Oct. 2017
  • However, suet molds in the rain and quickly turns rancid in hot weather.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Haggis is made of the liver, lungs, and heart of a sheep, beef or mutton suet, oatmeal, onion, and spices.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Thus, suet should always be presented in a cage/container, not a bare ball hung from a limb.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2020

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