beanstalk
Example Sentences
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The “Into The Woods” Giant is the vengeful widow of the giant who Jack killed after climbing the beanstalk.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022
There was no easy explanation for this blossoming beanstalk.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Healthy fodder for cows and goats, nitrate fixer for the soil, a grape-scented shade for the veranda—what wasn’t to like about the South’s own jack in the beanstalk?
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021
Over the summer, he filmed a “Jack and the Beanstalk” panto in his backyard, with a giant sycamore tree acting as the beanstalk.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2020
May shouted in excitement, then took a running leap onto the beanstalk as well, landing much more gracefully than Jack had.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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