Sentence examples for head on a dish from inspiring English sources

Because the disciples of John the Baptist set off for Galilee with his severed head on a dish, and "as it was very heavy, they each carried it in turn".

My take on a dish in Vegetarian Dishes From The Middle East, by Arto der Haroutunain.

John the Baptist's head lies toppled on a dish, the sightless eyes still half-open at the moment of death, the windpipe so cleanly severed one could put a finger into the empty cross-section: this is what the horror was like.

He hit the nail on the head with a dish of langoustines, tripe and sweetbreads, a ménage that sounded weird, but offered a sublimely smooth texture and savory unctuousness.

In this one too Shakespeare looks grave, austere and puritanical, wearing the stiff, spread-out collar of the time that made the head look like a dish served on a platter, and a close-fitting doublet.

"We spend a lot of time working on a dish.

Place the cupcake on a dish.

Dry or leave on a dish rack.

Place the snap peas on a dish.

Try parfait in a bowl, or maybe on a dish.

Make a head on a platter.