apples and oranges
Example Sentences
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Every week or so, I stock up on a “bunch” of ripe bananas, stashing them alongside the apples and oranges in my fruit bowl, only to forget about their existence within a few short days.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
That’s why comparing stocks’ past returns to Social Security’s risk-free, inflation-adjusted payments isn’t apples and oranges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Colleges and universities may object that I’m comparing apples and oranges.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Actually, the concept of the Packers’ streak being anything more than the three-peat they have always been credited for is semantics, fan talk ... a little bit of apples and oranges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
Piper put her new sword to good use, while spraying food from the cornucopia in her other hand—using hams, chickens, apples, and oranges as interceptor missiles.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
