Sentence examples for less vanilla from inspiring English sources

We're trying to make it less vanilla".

It's quite woody, with a lot of cinnamon spice, some interesting fruity/marmaladey notes, and a little less vanilla and caramel than I wish it had.

As a society, we tend to ignore Harlequin's massive success, or treat it as some kind of anomaly; and we seem more comfortable with the long-running joke that Porn for Women is men doing housework than the idea that women also like their raunch, including material that's less-vanilla and more Karamel Sutra.

Therefore, it is reasonable to suppose that such options are worth less than vanilla.

For instance a company called BBK Tobacco & Foods owns the trademarks for tobacco-related usage of the names Rolling Stones and – a little less desirably – Vanilla Ice.

Within investment banking, banks must turn away from those high-yielding assets that got them into trouble in the first place and turn towards lower-margin but less risky vanilla (basic) assets, suggests Pope.

"Tonka is less sweet than vanilla and much more complex and fragrant," says James Ransome, who sources tonka beans from Brazil to sell online through The Spicery.

Capitalizing in part on lessons learned while serving as financial adviser to bankrupt Orange County, Salomon Bros. Inc. on Friday said it would buy up to $8.1 billion of complex derivative investments and repackage them as less-risky "plain vanilla" bonds.

Vanilla was less al dente but equally flavorless and slithery.

Oak is still evident, but with far less of the powerful vanilla veneer that used to mar the beauty of the nebbiolo grape. 1 2 Next Page ».

Less successful was the vanilla fried lobster with mango salsa and Key lime sauce; it was like eating a sweet beignet.