fruit cocktail
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s in the bright red cherries that dress up a bowl of Del Monte’s fruit cocktail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
I have this weird thing where I don't love maraschino cherries, and I don't love the texture of the canned pears in a fruit cocktail.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2023
“I once took a cask of peach cooler to a uni party and left it under the table,” she wrote, referring to the nonalcoholic fruit cocktail.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
She has the same memories of school lunches as most Americans born before the 21st century: square pizza and fruit cocktail.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2019
The nurses brought me delicious meals three times a day, with fruit cocktail or Jell-O for dessert, and changed the sheets even if they still looked clean.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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