lentils
- plural of lentil.
Example Sentences
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Lentils currently cultivated in the Canary Islands have an unbroken local history that reaches back nearly 2,000 years.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025
Lentils contain non-heme iron, which is poorly absorbed unless accompanied by food containing vitamin C, all of which the physician left unsaid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
"Lentils are served on New Year's Eve after midnight. The lentils, with their coinlike shape, represent luck and prosperity," wrote Kristofor Husted for NPR.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022
Lentils don’t always have the most exciting reputation.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2020
Lentils, Boiled.—The lentils should be placed in soak overnight, and those that float should be thrown away.
From Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet by Payne, A. G.
