cotton to
Example Sentences
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Willie Ingram picked everything from cotton to okra during his 51 years in the state penitentiary, better known as Angola.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Meanwhile, the fashion industry is responsible for generating between 8-10% of global emissions, according to the United Nations, from growing cotton to using oil to create synthetic materials such as polyester.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023
He is fond of saying his family went “from cotton to Congress in one lifetime.”
From New York Times • May 22, 2023
His grandfather left school after the third grade to pick cotton, and Scott frequently describes himself as an embodiment of the American dream by "going from cotton to Congress in one lifetime."
From Reuters • May 19, 2023
“I can’t sleep, Mami,” one of us would complain, and Mami would find cotton to stuff our ears.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
