bushel
Example Sentences
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Brady ran like was lugging two bushels of oysters.
He explained that the U.S. balance sheet doesn’t have another 294 million bushels of available soybeans to export, especially if the U.S. government delivers strong biofuel quotas as expected in a matter of weeks.
From MarketWatch
The purchase of an additional 8 million tons of soybeans by China equates to roughly 294 million bushels.
A man with a spongy face, a bushel of white hair, and a patched tweed jacket grumbles at Jakob from the bar.
From Literature
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For his part, Mr. Frazier has brought one bright bushel of apples to market.
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