plum
Example Sentences
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As the son of a revolutionary elder, Xi began his career in a plum posting at the heart of the defense establishment.
It contained all of Sadako’s favorite foods—an egg roll, chicken and rice, pickled plums, and bean cakes.
From Literature
They taste like plum and lemon peel and salt.
From Literature
He looked around the market in wonder: there were dozens of fruit stalls, with barrows piled with giant plums the size of watermelons and tiny oranges the size of his thumbnail.
From Literature
Fleetwood’s face deepens from pink to plum while the ambassador’s brow knits with confusion.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
