Example Sentences

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There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

One of them is Maher, a 35-year-old farmer of tomatoes and zucchinis whose land was in the nearby Yarmouk Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

One of the rare party switchers was Paul Amalong, a security guard who was leaving a farmer’s market in Latrobe with a bag of zucchinis.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2022

"If you don't, you may find your car stuffed with huge zucchinis, courtesy of a 'friend.'"

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2021

Mom insists that we all have a piece of her freshly baked courgette bread, which makes me want to scream, They’re called zucchinis, okay?

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King