bananas

Example Sentences

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Trimming the wine budget is one thing; touching the office snacks, like bananas or Kind bars, can be a no-go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He said he and his wife Antoinette had worked their land for decades to grow manioc and bananas on steep fields that had taken a toll on his wife's back.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

“All the volatility curves kind of inform each other. It’s hard for bond volatility to go bananas and not bleed into equity volatility.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

"Fusarium wilt -- also known as Panama disease -- is a destructive soil-borne disease which impacts farmed Cavendish bananas worldwide through its virulent Race 4 strains," Dr. Chen said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Olanna did not look up from the bowl smeared with mashed bananas because she did not want him to see her face.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie