Sentence examples for lemony from inspiring English sources

'lemony' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is an adjective that describes something as having the taste or smell of lemons. You can use it in any situation where you want to describe something as having a strong lemon flavor or scent. For example, "The lemony aroma of freshly baked lemon bars filled the kitchen." Or, "The salad dressing had a tangy, lemony taste that I loved."

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lemony

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of lemons, especially in terms of taste.

  • The walls were painted a lemony yellow colour.

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It opens with a classic burst of spicy, herbal saaz hops, reveals lemony and subtler melon flavours (skilful use of New World hops, perhaps?), and tops out in a clear, dry bitterness.

Mshukuru stops to smell the lemony scent of a spindly eucalyptus tree by the side of the road.

These are not based on an odour's source, like "lemony", or on some evaluation of its properties, like "stinky", but describe the sensory experience itself, as a colour's name might to a Westerner.In this section Onwards and upwards Yoo-hoo, we're over here!

As in the case of Paul Klee, it was the lemony light of north Africa, so different from the darkness of his native St Petersburg, that captured de Staël's imagination and opened him to the extremes and formidable qualities of colour.

Any of these can produce big changes in flavour: he highlights the Aji (pronounced ah-hee), a Peruvian chili, which "ripens to bright yellow, with a strong lemony taste when fresh, very zesty.

The reds can be very high in alcohol and on the sweetish side, but the vermentino grape, which thrives in rocky areas near the sea, can produce exceptionally fragrant wines, full of lemony flavours and with a distinctive salty tang.

I walked in to a wall of noise and secured a beer – Jever Pilsner, a northern German classic that's full of herbal, lemony hop character.

It is a more full-bodied version of the local Albariño grape, with lots of lime and lemony flavours, and here is given a little bit of complexity from some barrel-ageing, making it all quite mouth-filling and satisfying.

Going back for an early supper up at the bar, of artichoke, courgette, rocket and spinach salad topped with good chunks of creamy, lemony goat's cheese (£6.40).

The top two sparkling muscats – the fragrant sweet fizz that merrily washes down mince pies and Christmas pud – were M&S's bright, lemony Asti, £9, and Aldi's refreshing Camoli Moscato Spumante, £4.99.

Sussex Pond Pudding  Recipe from British Food by Mark Hix, published by Quadrille This unusual pudding is steamed with a whole lemon inside that serves two purposes: one to hold the pudding up and secondly to permeate the rich buttery sauce with a delicate lemony flavour as it cooks.

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