carrot

Example Sentences

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A staff member trims the wicks on a pair of carrot birthday candles, $22.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

“The carrot is extremely powerful and extremely important to them if they don’t want to face another January uprising in Iran,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

That means that Collins’ position atop the Appropriations Committee, and the hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks that come with it, is both a carrot and a stick.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

European leaders used a summit in Montenegro on Friday to dangle the carrot of a quicker path into the EU for Balkan countries, some of which have been waiting to join for decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“You were supposed to bring a carrot for the snowman’s nose,” Bess said.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene