beanstalk
Example Sentences
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The beans grow a massive beanstalk up into the clouds, and the pair go on an exciting, slapstick-filled mission.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2022
In the musical, Milky White is the cow traded by Jack — the not-so-bright boy of beanstalk fame — for a pittance of five magic beans.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022
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
Fortunately, the loops around his legs held firm, and instead of falling completely off the beanstalk, Jack found himself suspended upside down over nothing.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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