Example Sentences

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Her light pinches and offers of peppermints to win silence during church services.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022

I had underestimated his lyricism, but I didn’t realize my mistake until the peppermints and Shar-Peis began exiting the picture.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2019

He buys Rice Krispies bars for the kids and keeps peppermints on hand for sore throats and upset tummies.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2016

He prefers peppermints to carrots, which are American Pharoah’s snack of choice.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2015

He bought chocolate in the village, and some peppermints in a tube.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill