Example Sentences

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Ayelet Kohn and Shachar Shnurman harvested the grapefruits this month - a defiant act of normality amid the burnt-out remains of their neighbours' homes.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

And because he couldn’t afford a soccer ball, he learned to play on the streets using grapefruits or cloth stuffed with newspapers and bound with string.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Have grapefruits gotten better, or has my palate simply grown?

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2021

For 15 years he tended to oranges and grapefruits, partnering with another World War II veteran to sell them to mom-and-pop stores across the state.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2019

The first day we had no luck, selling a total of zero grapefruits.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge