Example Sentences

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In my bean salads, acid tends to take center stage.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

She has learned to decode nutrition labels and developed a taste for salads and nuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

The experience begins at the expansive Market Table, where salads, vegetables and side dishes serve to complement what’s to come.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

In 1966, Duncan was working as a short-order cook at the Sahara, making 400 salads an hour, when she slipped on spilled grease, severely injuring her shoulder, hip and back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead of cars, we would become manufacturers of hamburger platters and Greek salads, industrialists of spanakopita and grilled cheese sandwiches, technocrats of rice pudding and banana cream pie.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides