Example Sentences

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It is nourishing in the old sense of the word.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Parmesan cabbage soup, thickened with rice, is nourishing.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

This 20th century Brazilian channeling of Bach flowed naturally from Cuong’s G sharps, leaving that impression that, while the scenery differs, the Amazon, Rhine and Mekong Delta are all rivers, and water everywhere is nourishing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2022

And in New Mexico, an influx of Mexican and Central American immigrants is nourishing and reshaping a variant of Spanish that has persisted since the 16th century.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2017

That it is nourishing, easily digested, and is not so injurious to beauty as coffee said to be.

From The Physiology of Taste by Robinson, Fayette