squash

Example Sentences

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This supplies the UK with 55 million cobs of corn each year, along with chillis, butternut squash, and also green beans.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Or a Mediterranean-ish sheet pan of squash, eggplant, and onions, finished with thin-sliced cucumbers and a fistful of herbs.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

He didn’t outright squash the idea of a second reconciliation, noting: “Do we have other things in mind? Yeah, we do. We have things in mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Marty is convinced he’s a self-made success who doesn’t need anyone’s help; the people we see him squeeze and squash would disagree.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Inkling is panting on my back, muttering: “Squash here, squash there, squash piled high. But squash for Inkling? No squash for Inkling.”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins