fruit cocktail
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s in the bright red cherries that dress up a bowl of Del Monte’s fruit cocktail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
“I once took a cask of peach cooler to a uni party and left it under the table,” she wrote, referring to the nonalcoholic fruit cocktail.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022
She has the same memories of school lunches as most Americans born before the 21st century: square pizza and fruit cocktail.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2019
Some will end up in cans of Del Monte fruit cocktail.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2013
He counted seven large, number 10, cans of food: two of chili, two of beef stew, two of vegetable soup, and one of fruit cocktail.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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