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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use oranges in a sentence

Duarte owns a small plot of land where she grazes cattle and grows beans, maize, bananas, and oranges.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Comparing scotch blends with malts is like comparing apples and oranges.
Don't Be a Single-Malt Scotch Snob|Kayleigh Kulp|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Admittedly, this argument verges on comparing apples to oranges.
It Costs a Lot of Money to Look This Cheap: Inside the Weird World of Celebrity Clone Surgery|Kevin Fallon|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At best, contrasting the campaign to the government was akin to “comparing apples and oranges.”
Obama’s 2012 Campaign Prepped for Disaster. Obamacare Didn’t.|Lloyd Green|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Comparing Iraq and Afghanistan with Syria is apples and oranges, Kaufman argued.
Biden Serves Up 2016 Speculation With a Side of Steak|David Catanese|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The midshipmen found more oranges, and better than they had yet met with, and did full justice to them.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The parrot was so well pleased with his visitors, and talked so fast, that a boy with oranges to sell, came behind to listen.
The Nursery, December 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
He promised to eat up in one hour all the figs and all the oranges and all the lemons in the King's orchards.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
Well, if he is— He yielded to the good impulse, softly placed three oranges in line, and withdrew on tiptoe.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
Meanwhile, Pizarro was amusing himself by eating oranges which were showered on him by his admirers on the benches.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

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