Example Sentences

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His studio’s 1980s commercials with the California Raisins and Domino’s Pizza’s Noid helped turn those characters into pop-culture phenomena.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

Raisins are without a doubt the traditional fruit for these sweet buns, but I could see so many additions working very well with this dough.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2022

Raisins cost $2 a pound and nuts cost $6 a pound.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

DVRs and streaming networks like Netflix have made us less tolerant of commercials than we were in the era when “Where’s the Beef?,” the California Raisins and Spuds MacKenzie were cultural touchstones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2019

Raisins and nuts and dried ber-ries, but no lemon, that was the rankest sort of southron heresy—which was queer, since he always took lemon in his morning beer.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin