cucumber
Example Sentences
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"Just yesterday we found a kind of type of swimming sea cucumber, and we still don't know what it is," he added, calling the diversity he's seen "really, really astonishing".
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Farro with chopped cucumber, red onion and herbs.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
"She's really tough to play, she has a massive serve, big groundstrokes, cool as a cucumber, you get nothing out of her," said Pegula.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
A first course of kampachi arrived dressed with arctic char roe, ground cherry, serrano, ponzu, and cucumber — buttery and delicate, with a bright, precise balance that lingered just long enough.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
“Could it have been the cucumber on the plane? The little scrap of tomato in your sandwich?”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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