Example Sentences

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It was painful to stand on the balcony, where I grow my tomatoes and chilies, and watch plumes of smoke rise on the horizon as puffs of interceptions appeared in the blue sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“And turtles? And the fact that, like, it’s all stewed up with, like, chilies and peppers and onions and like, ‘Oh, you really made this a dish?’

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

So I cook with full heart, full flavor — lots of aromatics, herbs, chilies, hot sauces — all these flavor bombs.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Day laborers sort red chilies that have been dried in the scorching sunshine of India’s Andhra Pradesh state.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024

Their faces gleamed with oil, and the chilies brought tears to their eyes.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer