pickle

Example Sentences

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The erstwhile interim U.S. attorney, then, is in a pickle of his own making.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Alcaraz continued but his movement was hampered and he lost his first set of the tournament, before the pickle juice kicked in and he fought on.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Alcaraz had treatment to both thighs and was also drinking pickle juice, but his movement improved as the match went on.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

He has written about a college course devoted to Taylor Swift, a pickle mascot that went missing and retail workers who said they were tortured by Mariah Carey’s Christmas song.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

I fingered striped suspenders and stiff new overalls, peeked in the pickle barrel, and examined jars of peppermint sticks and jawbreakers.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney