apples

American

[ap-uhlz] / ˈæp əlz /

adjective

Australian Slang.

well or fine; under control.

apples British

/ ˈæpəlz /

plural noun

See apples and pears
informal all is going well

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Example Sentences

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As the Madoff case showed, a professional designation alone does not prevent bad apples.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Pears dropped to tenth place after outranking apples, blackberries and blueberries in 2025.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

I also buy apples and berries, whatever I can’t grow, because I grow my own food at home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Videos upon videos of Americans ditching ice water for hot water in the morning, boiling apples into tea, and saying that we have met them “at a very Chinese time” in their lives.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

I put my apples beside the bread and cheese Beryl brought and settle in with my new issue of Spicy Detective.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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