cotton

Example Sentences

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Top imports included cotton, soybean oil, ethanol and various nuts such as almonds.

From Barron's

"Benin has no diamonds like the Democratic Republic of Congo, no petrol, nothing. We just have cotton, the ports and culture," he says.

From BBC

In the 1930s, the white matriarchs of tiny Natchez, Miss. — one of the 19th century’s wealthiest American towns thanks to the slavery-driven cotton trade — opened their stately antebellum mansions to save themselves from economic ruin.

From Los Angeles Times

“Mrs. Saylor might not cotton to boys like us calling on her.”

From Literature

When the ceremonies were over, Sadako led the others straight to the old lady who sold cotton candy.

From Literature