Used in a Sentence

peppers

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for peppers.

Editorial note

Chili peppers are strictly new world, but people in eg India/China used other piquant ingredients before the Portuguese introduced them.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of peppers gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for peppers.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

Chili peppers are strictly new world, but people in eg India/China used other piquant ingredients before the Portuguese introduced them.

2

Something that calls for fish sauce and hot peppers is bound to have some social impact.

3

Nit-picking southerner: Pimento cheese has pimentos, not red bell peppers, which are not the same thing.

4

Compounds found in Capsicum peppers are suspected of temporarily increasing metabolic rate (though the effect diminishes as the body acquires tolerance).

5

We grow long peppers, lettuce, perilla (just now starting to get good flavor), green onions.

6

Chocolate tastes great salted alone, with chili peppers, or in savory protein-heavy dishes.

7

Many dishes are made without chilli peppers, although that's certainly common now.

8

Other offenders for brick wall limiting are most Chili Peppers albums, Paul McCartney's Memory Almost Full, and California Breed's (sadly) one and only album.

9

The demo setup they have, contains chili peppers though, for legal reasons.

10

Tomatoes, peppers and herbs will all grow well on a window sill.

11

I believe the Chilli Peppers may be doing 2 PAs at the moment splitting off the vocals to their own mix...

12

(Mostly from people growing marijuana of course, but also chili peppers, which is my use case).

Quote examples

1

Bell peppers and some other non-spicy peppers are called "Paprika" in German (whereas apparently in English "paprika" refers to a spice made from chili peppers).

2

"Pepperoni" in German generally refers to chili peppers (though recently I've heard it being used to describe salamis, likely due to US influence).

3

It's all a continuation of the trend that started with that "Look at these fucking peppers" image, and produced things like "What the fuck should I make for dinner" etc.

4

His response (the auditor's name has been removed): "The Chili Peppers use ____ to audit their royalty statements, which they pay ____ a lot of money for, and they always get checks for hundreds of thousands of dollars when ____ settles the audits with Warner Bros.

Proper noun examples

1

Smathers' accusations related to issues that had no bearing on Peppers' merit as a political candidate or his ability to carry out his official duties.

2

As an aside that some may find of interest, and since the article mentions the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I forwarded it to a friend who works with the firm that does royalty audits for the Chili Peppers.

3

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, The Bravery, Spoon, Rilo Kiley, The National, Interpol, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Shiny Toy Guns, Foo Fighters...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use peppers in a sentence?

Chili peppers are strictly new world, but people in eg India/China used other piquant ingredients before the Portuguese introduced them.

What does peppers mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is peppers?

peppers is commonly used as noun.