bean

Example Sentences

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But they’re scratching their heads over the little bean bags’ sudden ubiquity—and racing to keep up with new twists to the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Search for fibermaxxing on social media and you’ll see any number of recipes for chia pudding and bean salad, as well as influencers talking up the benefits of a high-fiber diet.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Black bean brownies fall into the category of things that sound like a joke until they aren’t.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

C.O.C. runs its own co-op farms in 10 of them, where they grow and process rare varietals like Liberica, a bean that accounts for less than 2% of global coffee production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“Bork the Brave he was called. One day as he was sniffing for magic, his master commanded him to eat a magic bean to see what it would do.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff