How to Use barley in a Sentence

barley

noun
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  • The malted barley and other grains that remain after beer is brewed are typically thrown away.
    — Katie Chang, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Options like barley, farro, and couscous have hearty textures but also contain gluten.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Yet including any type of whole grain in your diet -- from barley to brown rice -- will aid in weight loss by filling you up for fewer calories.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Palmer's dish featured barley topped with roasted mushrooms, plus a tomato salad with corn and zucchini slices.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Brown Rice Whole grains like brown rice, spelt, millet, and barley are rich in fiber and digest more slowly than refined grains.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Balvenie released a 26-year-old single malt made using this type of barley.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The ball — traveling with a 103.4 mph exit velocity — barley stayed fair but was enough for a solo home run.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Beijing has since inflicted a range of trade reprisals, including crippling tariffs on Australian barley and wine, while blocking coal shipments.
    — Jenny Leonard and Jason Scott/bloomberg, Time, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Their 10-Year-Old single malt is known for its bourbon-barrel-aged gentle smokiness, thanks to barley dried with peat dug up directly from the island.
    — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Seeds discovered in large, constructed pits revealed that the civilization cultivated barley, wheat, peas, pistachios and olives.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • With bumper crops of wheat, barley and canola ready to be harvested soon, there are concerns about how many mice survived the Southern Hemisphere winter and how big the mouse population might grow to this year.
    — Rod McGuirk, ajc, 14 Sep. 2021
  • In the years since, the site was used for malting barley.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Return the soup to a boil, and add the barley and pepper.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The secret comes from the use of koji to ferment the barley used to make the whisky.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
  • Rye, wheat and barley are the chief grains that are malted.
    — Zoeann Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Gluten is a protein that can be in wheat, rye and barley.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The smooth brew contains corn barley, and rye and is sold at Falls City Beer.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Gluten is a protein in grains like barley, rye, and wheat.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In late spring of most years, the villagers harvest wheat, barley and lentils.
    — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Vegan is for the home cook who lingers in the grain aisle at the grocery store—barley!
    — Bon Appétit, 14 Mar. 2022
  • All corn, barley, wheat, and rye are from Sawyer Farms in Hillsboro.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
  • And unlike some whole grains such as barley, rye, and wheat, quinoa is gluten free.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Gluten-free eaters don’t consume the gluten, a protein that is found in wheat, barley and rye.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2021
  • And yet a farmer selling barley to a trader gets less than $100 per ton.
    — Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 10 July 2022
  • The term pot still refers to whiskey based on a mash bill of malted and unmalted barley.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Fiber-rich foods: Whole grains like brown rice, barley, and quinoa, as well as berries, apples, and beans.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024
  • And pearled barley has been polished to remove both the hull and bran layers.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • All of the brewery's beers use Sinagua barley, Buford said.
    — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
  • It was made with an ancient barley grain, and there was fruit in it that brought out a sweetness, and it's been aged for years.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2023
  • No more pieces than barley, hops and water should be used and needed for any beer.
    — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023

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