Example Sentences

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Consider the coffee plant fruit — the red or purple cherry-like fruit that contains the coffee bean.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

When Lyon caught up to the little fella late last October, he was up in an ornamental tree eating “little cherry-like things” that budded on the branches.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2020

Here he is today, the crown prince of Broadway, decked with Oliviers, Emmys, Tonys, a Grammy and a cherry-like Pulitzer on top, thanks to his blockbuster hip-hop musical, Hamilton.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2018

Also from France, this wheat-based vodka has a cherry-like aroma and is incredibly smooth, with a slight anise aftertaste.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fruit a black cherry-like drupe with a 2- to 3-celled nut.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)