bread

Example Sentences

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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

The sort of thing scooped from a deli tub and applied to bread with more obligation than desire.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Maybe I could find some early berries, or some edible mushrooms, so I could save Martha’s bread and pie for later.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff