oranges

Idioms  

1. see apples and oranges.

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Example Sentences

It also has a Chinese name, Huanglongbing, or HLB, because it came from China, where oranges also came from in the first place.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In “The Story of Stories,” Mr. Ashton tells how the arrival of oranges in Western Australia disrupted the life cycle of a rare type of jewel bug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"We're talking apples to oranges in terms of the need."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Her own house, about 100 metres from the shelter, lost most of its windows and bits of ceiling, while her garden was littered with oranges blown off a tree by the blast.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

He saw row after row of canned peas and tuna fish and pear slices, applesauce and mandarin oranges and corn.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix