cucumber
Example Sentences
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The shingles of cucumber add texture and a veneer of virtue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
If you give one monkey a cucumber slice and you give another monkey a grape, the first monkey will throw the cucumber back at you—probably because you violated its sense of fairness.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
The first is a savory dip for vegetables — lately carrot and cucumber matchsticks or sugar snap peas.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
When we squatted down we could see, alongside Ruth May’s wide blue eyes, yellow blossoms of cucumber and squash peering out from the leafy darkness.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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