fig

Example Sentences

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They planted olive, fig and pomegranate trees in their garden and brought furniture back from the US from the Amish community in Pennsylvania: "That's something we cannot replace," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Enter Digby, a handsome, quick-witted and wealthy enigma who smells faintly of fig.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“This is just a fig leaf to deflect from criticism,” Ocasio-Cortez posted on X External link in response to Kalshi’s new measures.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Outside, she grew bell peppers and squash and tended to the avocado and fig trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

She leaned forward and gave him a handful of fig rolls.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman