Example Sentences

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She has learned to decode nutrition labels and developed a taste for salads and nuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

You’ll also find made-to-order mana’eesh baked in a brick oven, along with sandwiches and salads.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s especially good on salads that already lean Mediterranean — think mozzarella, white beans, grilled chicken, cucumbers or fresh tomatoes.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

In 1966, Duncan was working as a short-order cook at the Sahara, making 400 salads an hour, when she slipped on spilled grease, severely injuring her shoulder, hip and back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She parks me on a bench near a scrawny elm tree, where I feel strangely invisible as she goes off to fetch two mandarin chicken salads.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen