banana

Example Sentences

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You wait until the bananas are nearly gone — soft, speckled, with that distinct on-the-edge-of-death banana smell — and turn them into something new.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

I always love to have a decaf espresso with dessert, which is either a brownie sundae or banana pudding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Cases under investigation include pastures declared on archaeological sites, olive trees in a military airport and banana plantations on Mount Olympus.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There's also Watermelina, a watermelon, a banana named Bananito, and Cherrita, who is a cherry.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

And that their new neighbors— whom Mom had taken fresh-baked banana bread to and heartily welcomed to the neighborhood—those same neighbors had been lying to their only son for his entire life.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix