Example Sentences

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Apricots and other stone fruits are among his favorites, so he’ll definitely replant when the weather is cooler and — one hopes — the ground has been refreshed by rain.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Apricots are total people-pleasers in that there is a variety for everyone — firm-fleshed, tart, sweet, ooey-gooey — they’ve got it all.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020

Apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums and grapes are expected to be in good condition this season at Pete’s U-pick in Berrien Springs.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2016

Apricots make a brief cameo appearance from May through July, with the peak month being June.

From US News • Apr. 17, 2013

It has a peculiar sub-acid flavour, which is much admired by some, as it must have been by Titania, who joins it with such fruits as Apricots, Grapes, Figs, and Mulberries.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson