cantaloupe

Example Sentences

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The American squatted in the dirt, struggling to free the cantaloupe from its prickly stem, almost toppling over.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

The sweet smell of cantaloupe hung in the air as the crew decorated the machine with a half-Mexican, half-American flag and red, green and white papel picado with the words “Viva Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

I wondered how it was possible to capture the essence of green apple or cantaloupe in the form of a tiny, plastic-y candy.

From Salon • May 8, 2024

So far, more than 36,000 boxes or cases of cantaloupe have been recalled.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

“No more of these for you! Eat fruit instead,” she says, as she puts a fork with a piece of cantaloupe in his hand.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh