cucumber

Example Sentences

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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

Yours might be shaved carrots, cucumber slices or whatever leafy green you actually want to eat without convincing yourself.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Pegula described the inscrutable Rybakina as "cool as a cucumber".

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

I walked over to the woodpile cool as a cucumber.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis