watermelon

Example Sentences

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"I'm not going to lie, I didn't expect you to be this easy to talk to," a watermelon woman tells her dragon-fruit date over their corresponding fruit cocktails at sunset.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There's also Watermelina, a watermelon, a banana named Bananito, and Cherrita, who is a cherry.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Ernesto leaned over the flatbed and ate the watermelon with his hands, piece by piece, until the box was empty.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

They still had to fan out in the fields to pick up the other varieties of watermelon, but this time without the machine, which is used only for the smaller fruit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

This girl had a watermelon head and this way of walking—or stomping—that looked like she was skipping rope on the moon; she kind of hopped into the air with every step she took.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore