bananas

Example Sentences

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Soon, the price of shipping bananas across the sea from Costa Rica will reset for the new quarter, at which point Barabino will likely need to start passing higher costs through.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

In my house, black beans are to brownies as bananas are to banana bread.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

I’ll have a green smoothie with kale, spinach, bananas and blueberries and some collagen powder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Breakfast was porridge with bananas and peanut butter, while lunch was "usually a massive plate of rice with marmite with two eggs, or cheesy fried potatoes with eggs and veg".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“When we take bananas, we give the vendor our money. People sell their things for money.”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman