beanstalk
Example Sentences
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A gigantic beanstalk grows out of a medieval peasant’s posterior, and another peasant says, “I told you they were magic beans and not to eat them.”
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
Healthy fodder for cows and goats, nitrate fixer for the soil, a grape-scented shade for the veranda—what wasn’t to like about the South’s own jack in the beanstalk?
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021
A butcher and a simpleton climb a beanstalk to a giant and a hen that lays golden eggs.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020
A giant beanstalk that penetrated a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton’s exhibition caused VIPs - including model Bella Hadid and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Ashton Sanders - marvel.
From Washington Times • Jan. 16, 2020
Slowly he directed one hand toward the cup and, just as he was about to spread his fingers, they began to grow in higgledy-piggledy fashion like Jack’s beanstalk all over the tray and the bed.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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