How to Use banana in a Sentence
banana
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Their lump rice wrapped in a banana leaf is the stuff dreams are made of.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
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My friends who eat meat say don't skip the snails, the banana-leaf cod, or the lamb.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 30 Dec. 2021
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Why did all the fruit ask the banana to be their Valentine?
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2023
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So the comic lore, the story that’s in the comics, is bananas.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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Peel the banana, cut it in slices and put Nutella on it.
—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 29 Jan. 2022
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Ecuador has been one of the largest producers of bananas since the 1950s.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2024
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Potted plants and a tall banana tree adorn the airy, high-ceilinged space.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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Peel and chop 1 not-quite-ripe banana (yellow meets green and firm to the touch).
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 4 Feb. 2023
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Fold the edges of the banana leaf up and over to completely cover the grits.
—Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022
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Put banana halves on a baking sheet and place in the freezer.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
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Slugs range in size from a 1/4 inch to a whopping 8 inches (the banana).
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
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Get your banana bread fix with a brown ale from Bear Hands.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2022
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Once the bundle is about the thickness of a banana, grab a piece of twine and tie it around the top of the sprigs in a tight knot.
—Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022
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Why did all the other fruit ask the banana to be their Valentine?
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 30 Jan. 2025
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The riper the banana, the sweeter the flavor, so just a small amount of Date 2.0 syrup (page 2) is needed.
—Michael Greger, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2025
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Carter Shelley, a fifth grader, peeled a banana the size of a Jeep.
—Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2022
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The Frye campus boots in banana that all the co-eds are obsessed with?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
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This is the warm dessert to turn to when a craving for banana pudding strikes.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025
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Once the spoon starts leaving a trail in the pan, feel free to toss in frozen berries or banana slices to warm with the pudding.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2024
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He’s swapped the pre-race pizza and wine for power gels and a banana.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Much like the Hubbard squash, the banana squash should be cooked like a pumpkin.
—Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022
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Eat these bananas straight from the grill, with a dollop of ice cream, or with a drizzle of caramel.
—Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2023
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Today, Twilley notes, the banana is the most consumed fruit in the world.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
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The book is our springboard into the world of this bananas woman.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
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Spread it on multigrain toast and pair it with banana to boost the fiber content.
—Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
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If your child isn't a fan of celery, use a piece of banana or a carrot stick as the log.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 22 July 2024
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And what about Michael Yingst and his birthday banana cream pie?
—Isabelle Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2023
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The rice cakes Tran referred to are filled with mung beans and pork belly wrapped and steamed in banana leaves.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Food truck Troika serves everything from Mayan pumpkin dip to banoffee pie, thick with bananas and caramel.
—Anya Von Bremzen, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
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Vendors hawk bananas and doughnuts at small outdoor markets.
—Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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