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How to use the word Basil in a Sentence?

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This Italian-inspired baked chicken Parmesan will have your other half falling in love all over again, the creaminess from the cheese balances nicely with the tangy rich tomato sauce and the fresh basil offers some herbal accents. It offers all the satisfaction and indulgence of the original dish but with a healthy twist. Use this recipe for perfect golden crispy chicken every time without the need for frying.

Aysegul Sanford

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Many foods found at the farmers' market are so delicious eaten on their own, they require minimal preparation, you don't even need to buy a lot at once -- start by purchasing a few foods that are familiar to you and simple to prepare, like tomatoes, basil and mozzarella to make a classic caprese salad.

Kristy Del Coro

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Suddenly in the '50s, a whole new group of actors came out: Marlon Brando, James Dean and Paul Newman, who were very moody and realistic. So actors like myself and Basil Rathbone and so on didn't really fit into those realistic dramas and we began to do costume pictures. This was really the only place we could go on working if we wanted to survive as actors. Most of the things of my later career have been costume pictures. They require a certain knowledge of the language, they require enunciation and a poetic approach to the language. Really, the one thing we have over the apes is our language, isn't it? That's about all.

Vincent Price

added by regnumveritatis
6 years ago

Basil has anti-inflammatory properties, so if my kids have bites I just take the leaf, crinkle it and rub it on the skin.

Joe Sliwkowski

Found on CNN
8 years ago

the Basil Spence Syndrome. When Coventry Cathedral was going up and in the public eye, he went through a lean period when he wasn't offered any jobs at all because people thought he wouldn't have time for anything else.

Philip Powell

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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