cherry

Example Sentences

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Southern Californians compare notes on their favorite cherry dishes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Bezos’ participation provided a flashpoint, the rotten cherry on top of the whole stinking “let them eat cake.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The fact the men had done it from an untaxed vehicle was also "the cherry on the top" of what had been a traumatic experience, she added.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

On top of a grassy hill in the corner of the town cemetery, a pink cherry blossom tree stands guard over a huddle of small, colourful graves.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Standing amidst blazing cherry blossoms, he ordered the men under his command—some 88,000 troops in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida—to lay down their weapons.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson