MUSTARD in a Sentence

Learn MUSTARD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for MUSTARD, such as:

1. mustard plasters on the stomach.
2. 'Only mustard isn't a bird,' Alice remarked.
3. A little mustard is served on the side to add further piquancy.
4. We feed him once a day, and not too much then, so that he is always as keen as mustard.

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 Meanings and Examples of MUSTARD
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
mustard
 n.  a yellow-flowered plant of the cabbage family whose seeds are used to make paste
Classic Sentence:
1  Very true,' said the Duchess: 'flamingoes and mustard both bite.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
2  'Only mustard isn't a bird,' Alice remarked.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
3  We feed him once a day, and not too much then, so that he is always as keen as mustard.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
4  mustard plasters on the stomach.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
Example Sentence:
1  A little mustard is served on the side to add further piquancy.