cob

Example Sentences

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Ribs, hot dogs, fried chicken, corn on the cob, watermelon slices.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

Unlike materials like cob, straw bale is adopted in the California residential building code.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

The town this week unveiled several artistic works, including three statues of athletes and other monuments such as a maize cob and a milk fountain.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

The researchers did find genes related to cob size -- perhaps representing an increased yield potential -- and flowering time, which likely helped maize, a tropical crop, to grow at higher latitudes with longer days.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

I mean, one minute you’d see her snapping string beans and cutting corn off the cob.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds