Sentence examples for a leaf of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a leaf of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a single leaf from a plant or tree, often in a botanical or culinary context.
Example: "She picked a leaf of basil to add to the pasta sauce."
Alternatives: "a piece of" or "a sprig of".

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But it's not a leaf of lettuce: it's a shred.

Or a leaf of hips cabbage drizzled with a little oil for a vegetarian option.

It's a new book without a leaf of the old left in it.

To the right is an image of a leaf of Cercocarpus, or mountain mahogany.

Burrow down, and there's subtly offally rabbit parfait dressed in a leaf of jellied consommé in there, too.

She squeezed a leaf of it between her fingertips, brought the invisible smear of scent to her nostrils and inhaled.

Manuscript fragment on parchment (upper half of a leaf) of Gregory the Great, Moralia in Iob, XVIII.41-42.

An ant drinks nectar from an extrafloral nectary on a leaf of Viburnum sargentii at Cornell Plantations.

"Olivia won't eat a leaf of spinach even though she had lamb shanks at age 2," Mr. Otsuka said.

Immature semislugs can be smaller than an uncooked grain of rice easy to miss on a leaf of lettuce or kale.

A fillet of wild salmon wrapped with a leaf of prosciutto, paired with a brisk tomato-chive emulsion, struck a beautiful balance between fat and salt.

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