bread

Example Sentences

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He added that some members "cannot afford to put bread on the table with their pay".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Remembering that she once said she craved white bread with butter and honey—all scarce commodities during the war, especially in this backwater—Nanning sets off on a mini-odyssey to gather them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“Stay in the kitchen cooking up, got your own bread/ Heart full of equity, you’re an asset.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

However, carbohydrates such as bread, rice, and noodles are consumed daily around the world, yet their role in obesity and metabolism has not been explored as thoroughly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

She’d take anything: stale bread crusts, cabbage leaves, even an apple or a bun sometimes, but I think she was always hoping for potatoes—as Mutti said, they were her real passion.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo