beanstalk
Example Sentences
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The beans grow a massive beanstalk up into the clouds, and the pair go on an exciting, slapstick-filled mission.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2022
Healthy fodder for cows and goats, nitrate fixer for the soil, a grape-scented shade for the veranda—what wasn’t to like about the South’s own jack in the beanstalk?
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021
Over the summer, he filmed a “Jack and the Beanstalk” panto in his backyard, with a giant sycamore tree acting as the beanstalk.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2020
A giant beanstalk that penetrated a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton’s exhibition caused VIPs — including model Bella Hadid and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Ashton Sanders — marvel.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2020
The shock of the break sent the beanstalk into brutal convulsions, shaking Jack right off the plant.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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