beanstalk
Example Sentences
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The beans grow a massive beanstalk up into the clouds, and the pair go on an exciting, slapstick-filled mission.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2022
Healthy fodder for cows and goats, nitrate fixer for the soil, a grape-scented shade for the veranda—what wasn’t to like about the South’s own jack in the beanstalk?
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021
Over the summer, he filmed a “Jack and the Beanstalk” panto in his backyard, with a giant sycamore tree acting as the beanstalk.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2020
A butcher and a simpleton climb a beanstalk to a giant and a hen that lays golden eggs.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020
May shouted in excitement, then took a running leap onto the beanstalk as well, landing much more gracefully than Jack had.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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