Sentence Examples

1. Guatiza is home to the prickly pear, farmed for its fruit and for the cochineal beetle, the source of the much-coveted dye.
2. Eventually retrieved, unspoilt fruit clasped to his chest, a free arm aimed ineffectual blows at any ragged urchins who came too near.
3. Sporadic small orders consisting mostly of muffins, doughnuts, and fruit kept me busy.
4. At lunchtimes, with Gloria in one hand and a basket of bread, cheese and fruit in the other, I amble down past the little covered market and town hall, and then take a detour through the plaza for the shade.
5. While Myriam selected a cup of herbal tea and a fruit salad, I ordered a double espresso and a slice of coffee cake, needing the extra boost.
6. Today it was a mix of cooked fruit and something that smelled like bacon, but better.
7. We giggle like idiots, until Jack returns with triple chocolate brownies topped with homemade vanilla ice cream, caramel cheesecake, fruit tarts and oh my God crème brûlée laced with raspberries, accompanied by cups of espresso.
8. Away from the inn, his path was blocked by a glut of street children fighting boisterously over fruit fallen from a market cart.
9. Slowly, I chewed the ripe fruit, savoring the sweet, juicy sensations.
10. He pointed out small blueberry plants covered in blossoms and said it was too early for the fruit.