fig

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Classic examples include figs and fig wasps and yuccas and yucca moths.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Near Brown’s fountain, Echo Park artist Hoehn will present “Deadfall,” a massive fallen fig tree embedded with carved cheerleader legs and skirts — imagery drawn from her Texas upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Djokovic is well known for his sometimes unusual preparations, which include hugging a Brazilian fig tree in the nearby botanical gardens.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

“I don’t care a fig about Davey Lee Charles,” Big Ma said.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia