Example Sentences

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Somebody from Zacatecas who hears birria will picture birria de res, beef stew cooked in party-size portions and served on plates or bowls.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2019

Say pumpkin pie and most people will picture the same thing: a single, flaky crust, filled with pumpkin custard, baked until just set.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2018

A shopper who chooses a tomato with an “organic” sticker on it will picture fertile soil, not test tubes.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2015

Say those words, and maybe throw in oil, and most people will picture Dallas.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2011

To return to the tale of our tramway work, you will picture my fellow-electrons aboard the car being energised by the incoming current.

From Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion by Gibson, Charles R. (Charles Robert)