sugar cubes
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These three-family clapboard sugar cubes, thrown up by the tens of thousands around the turn of the 20th century across all New England’s cities, are the backbone of Greater Boston’s working-class housing stock.
From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025
Pinkie fingers out; mom's vintage Royal Albert tea set filled and set; lemon slices, cream, and sugar cubes arranged; the girls practiced their manners while sipping tea and eating what my mother called "tea cakes."
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022
We were on a beautiful ocean-view hike when he pulled six sugar cubes from his pocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022
On “Sabin Sundays,” millions of children, as well as adults, showed up at churches and schools for their free doses, often delivered on sugar cubes.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022
She divided it into long, slender strips, then into small squares, smaller and smaller, as small as sugar cubes.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
