cantaloupes
- plural of cantaloupe.
Example Sentences
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In the three months of harvest that brought them together, they endured six-day workweeks, picking mini watermelons and cantaloupes in summer temperatures that sometimes topped 100 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
Blistering summer heat and earlier, warmer springs have wiped out crops, including several plots of tomatoes, peppers, and cantaloupes.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
Grocery stores across the United States recalled cantaloupes in early December after discovering that whole and pre-sliced portions of the fruit were responsible for illnesses—and two deaths—across 34 states.
From National Geographic • Dec. 8, 2023
Two people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes as cases have more than doubled since the outbreak was first announced last week, the U.S.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2023
We grew cantaloupes that turned out pale and tasteless.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
