breadbasket

Example Sentences

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“We are the breadbasket of the world but we’ve been overlooked for too long,” said Andrea Shabaglian, a vice president of the Fresno Republican women’s group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Experts warned that Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket and Europe would starve.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The swathes of fertile farmland in Sudan, Africa's third-largest country and a potential agricultural breadbasket, have whetted the appetite of the desert Gulf countries across the Red Sea.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

St Elizabeth, known as Jamaica's breadbasket, produces much of the island's produce.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

For me, Gay put out slices of cheddar cheese and added some Wonder bread to the breadbasket.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter