cucumber

Example Sentences

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The shingles of cucumber add texture and a veneer of virtue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

If you give one monkey a cucumber slice and you give another monkey a grape, the first monkey will throw the cucumber back at you—probably because you violated its sense of fairness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

There’s tzatziki, a salted yogurt and cucumber dip that’s rooted in Greek cuisine.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

After a warm and ice-cold shower, he cleanses his face and rubs a frozen cucumber over it, which he says will reduce puffiness, acne and brighten his skin.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

One of the cucumber slices slips off, and she give me a side-eye as best she can.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina