cucumber

Example Sentences

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It’s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

His original recipe—featuring a sliced cucumber, soy sauce, MSG, sesame oil, sugar and a few other ingredients—has been viewed more than 12 million times.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"Now we get a loaf of bread and a cucumber," they calculated, noting that a cucumber costs 100 points and a seeded bloomer costs 150.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The royals then attended a garden party at the British embassy, with cucumber sandwiches and scones on the menu.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

He had on his gardening clothes—old trousers, shirtsleeves rolled up past the elbow—and in the wheelbarrow were tomato plants and cucumber, flats of strawberry and sunflower and scarlet geranium.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt