watermelon
Example Sentences
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The first dish— already chilling in the fridge—is a bowlful of watermelon, feta cheese, and citrusy dressing.
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“How about a watermelon to tide us over?”
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He looked around the market in wonder: there were dozens of fruit stalls, with barrows piled with giant plums the size of watermelons and tiny oranges the size of his thumbnail.
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It’s a far cry from the dusty streets where Francisco Robles sold his watermelons from a truck more than a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times
Comparing agricultural and urban water costs, as the researchers did, she said, “is like comparing a grape to a watermelon,” given major differences in how water is distributed and treated.
From Los Angeles Times
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