fruitcake
Example Sentences
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His favourite treat, however, is the Simnel cake, a traditional fruitcake typically made with a layer of either marzipan or almond paste and associated with Lent.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
But by 1989, a survey by Mastercard found that fruitcake was the least favorite gift of 75% of those polled.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
By the early 1900s, U.S. mailrooms were full of the now ubiquitous fruitcake tins.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
But the honor for the oldest known existing fruitcake goes to one that was baked in 1878 when Rutherford B. Hayes was president of the United States.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
“What, I didn’t tell you to go outside?” her mother growled, setting two cups of coffee and half a fruitcake on the kitchen table where the men were seated.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
