Laurel has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Do you know of a dish that has laurel leaves in it? | |
| 2. | King Anius here, enwreath'd with laurel spray, / the priest of Phoebus meets us on the way; / with joy at once he recognised again / his friend Anchises of an earlier day. / And joining hands in fellowship, each fain / to show a friendly heart the palace-halls we gain. | |
| 3. | “Today’s launch was the culmination of six decades of scientific study and millions of hours of effort,” said project manager Andy Driesman, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. | |
| 4. | Laurel leaf tea is said to fight insomnia. | |
| 5. | Do you hear Yanny or Laurel? |