apples and pears
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Chop the apples and pears into cubes and add them into the bowl.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
Broadly painted still lifes from the 1930s, with apples and pears transformed into flat, declarative shapes, have the physical presence of “The Lace Shawl,” with a very different mood and affect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
They left in the early afternoon from Dulles International Airport with a load of bamboo, apples and pears to munch on during the 19-hour, 9,000 mile flight.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023
The bewitchingly fragrant fruit — a relative of apples and pears — does go through an ugly duckling phase, Walden acknowledges.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
If she wanted, she could go to the kitchen and pick a piece of fruit from the bowl piled high with apples and pears, peaches and plums.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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