bean

Example Sentences

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When Whitaker Pace’s son asked her to buy a now hard-to-find hacky sack, she dug out her own crochet bean bag, untouched for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Search for fibermaxxing on social media and you’ll see any number of recipes for chia pudding and bean salad, as well as influencers talking up the benefits of a high-fiber diet.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

The 71-year-old was sporting a fluorescent orange suit, matching orange spectacles, and a tie covered in a baked bean print.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Black bean dip is one of those things that starts as a side and ends as the entire meal.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

I let it bubble, then drop the whole carton of bean sprouts.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri