How to Use calabash in a Sentence

calabash

noun
  • The new fruit of the calabash spit into Xquic’s hand.
    Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • The calabash of poi is always full; there is also meat; water in quantity, coffee and bread sometimes, wine or beer never.
    Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • Now the installation — and the calabash that triggered it — is serving inspiration once more.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • When Catalina goes into the kitchen to refill her calabash, Frances grabs the box of Thompson paperbacks and makes a run for Ray at the restaurant.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That owes much to guests such as Shahzad Ismaily, Laurie Anderson, Leo Abrahams, and musicians from Mali playing instruments such as the ngoni, calabash, and yabara.
    Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

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