collard greens
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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At the meal, Martin plans to focus on putting protein and vegetables on her plate, usually turkey and collard greens, and avoid heavy, creamy dishes such as mashed potatoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Donte hosted the first “Black House Radio” event the day before Thanksgiving in 2023 and served collard greens and cornbread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2024
During my period of incarceration, I subsisted on a diet consisting mostly of unsanitary and poorly cooked trays of starches like grits and rice, dehydrated collard greens and canned meat.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
They also provided baked beans, collard greens, mac ’n cheese, potato salad, maple buttermilk cornbread and hibiscus lemonade.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
The menu was always the same: fried chicken, collard greens, potato salad, boiled okra, sliced tomatoes, corn bread, and chocolate or coconut cake.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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