Example Sentences

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The Lippman lab focuses on plants in the nightshade family, which includes staple crops like tomatoes, eggplants, and potatoes, along with lesser-known species such as goldenberries.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

The tomatoes were great this year — the cherry tomatoes were unbelievable — and we had great eggplants, bell peppers and jalapeño peppers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

Right now, my favorite thing would be eggplants, with a little miso, served with ricotta, tomatoes and shio kombu.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2024

We learned this lesson the hard way when we inadvertently killed all of our baby eggplants.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

The street and open courtyard were filled with umbrella-covered stands and stalls, flaunting jade-colored cabbages, curled cucumbers, purple eggplants, and tangy oranges.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin