blood oranges
- plural of blood orange.
Example Sentences
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Cara Caras, blood oranges, seedless navels—whatever juicy specimens look most enticing in the produce aisle will do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
But I love to cut through that richness with the magnificent citrus you can find right now: lemons, limes, grapefruit, mandarins, tangerines, blood oranges and so on.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
While some customers were stocking up on blood oranges and artichokes, others called him asking for home deliveries, fearful of going outside.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2020
Pim Techamuanvivit’s kitchen reaches for local seasonal fruit, from green Meyers and pluots to fingertip-staining blood oranges, and dissolves Early Girl tomatoes into curry paste.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2020
But no, first the fruit had to be washed; these strange, so-called blood oranges were gathered wild from the forest.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
