lime
Example Sentences
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One TikTok video was just 15 seconds long and showed a lime FaceTiming a lemon on a MacBook.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
"Usually, lime is used in the production of vellum parchment, but this is not found locally," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Lemon is classic; lime sharpens; grapefruit feels slightly adult; orange reads Sunday morning.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Leo pulled a Ziploc bag from his tool belt and dug his hand into the lime.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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