fig

Example Sentences

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One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“This is just a fig leaf to deflect from criticism,” Ocasio-Cortez posted on X External link in response to Kalshi’s new measures.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The fruits that chimps consume most frequently at each site, a fig called Ficus musuco at Ngogo and the plum like fruit of the evergreen Parinari excelsa at Taï, were also the most alcohol rich.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

We were approaching Point Fermin, where Meals pointed out the serene magnificence of a Moreton Bay fig tree that threw an acre of shade and cooled a refreshing salt-air breeze.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath