lemon drop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lemon drop
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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That lemon drop was a stunt in itself: made with lots of swirling and pouring and whooshing about, yet somehow simultaneously effortless.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
For example, if the square in the third row and second column contains a yellow lemon drop after all swaps, that corresponds to the statement “true.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 12, 2023
The lavender ice cream wasn’t available yet, and because it wasn’t 5 p.m. anywhere in North America, I couldn’t rationalize a lavender lemon drop at Salty Girls Sequim Seafood Co.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
Asked by a reporter about Crawford’s Oscar snub, she replies, “Define ‘snub,’” an acid-sweet lemon drop of a line.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2017
Dumbledore, however, was choosing another lemon drop and did not answer.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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