carrot
Example Sentences
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The U.S.-brokered peace plan uses the carrot of United Nations exemptions to an international arms embargo on the two armies if they can cooperate and create a combined military command.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by commissioning a 6,000-pound carrot cake.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
It accumulated in higher concentrations throughout the plant, including the edible carrot roots, tomato fruits, and lettuce leaves.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
"There has to be a big stick and a big carrot here," he argues.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Laura and Mary were allowed to eat the carrot after the milk had been squeezed out.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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