cucumber

Example Sentences

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It’s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

"Now we get a loaf of bread and a cucumber," they calculated, noting that a cucumber costs 100 points and a seeded bloomer costs 150.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The first is a savory dip for vegetables — lately carrot and cucumber matchsticks or sugar snap peas.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Beside her on the brass fender of the hearth a tea was laid out: steaming thimbles and a variety of crumbs; tea cake and crumpet and cucumber sandwich, on polished British pennies.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck