bananas

Example Sentences

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But because his competitors aren’t raising prices yet, Barabino can’t either—and demand for bananas, which he says consumers expect to be cheap, is sensitive to price rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

In my house, black beans are to brownies as bananas are to banana bread.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

I’ll have a green smoothie with kale, spinach, bananas and blueberries and some collagen powder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Breakfast was porridge with bananas and peanut butter, while lunch was "usually a massive plate of rice with marmite with two eggs, or cheesy fried potatoes with eggs and veg".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I always had a supply of bananas ready in case the chimps arrived.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall