How to Use durian in a Sentence

durian

noun

• Very proud of their durian there.
  — AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
• To her, durians taste creamy and are like both fruit and dessert.
  — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Hazmat crews scoured the space; the source was again a durian.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2021
• One fruit, the durian, emits such a putrid smell that it has been banned in some hotels, the display says.
  — Janet Morrissey, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017
• While hit or miss, trying durian is a must while traveling in Asia.
  — Smithsonian, 17 May 2017
• When served durian—the sticky, creamy, pungent fruit—pair it with Coca-Cola.
  — Ashlea Halpern, CNT, 19 Sep. 2017
• Grower Kie Kim Hwa learned how to farm durians from his grandfather at a young age.
  — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Supermarkets stack suitcases for sale next to carts of durians.
  — Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
• My castmates were all talking about [the Southeast Asian fruit] durian a couple of days ago.
  — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 13 July 2023
• But the Malaysian industry touts its durians as higher quality.
  — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Shoppers can find unique tropical fruit here including rambutan and, sometimes, fresh durian.
  — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2021
• Later, in their double at the hostel, Joost hacked at the durian over a copy of People’s Daily.
  — Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
• Kampot is also renowned for its durian, a tropical spiky fruit which—despite its pungent smell, often compared with smelly socks—is beloved for its sweet custardy taste.
  — Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
• The boom was fueled by China beginning to import whole frozen Malaysian durians in 2019.
  — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Before migrating to Malaysia in the 1940s, the elder Tan had never seen a durian.
  — David Pierson, latimes.com, 4 July 2019
• An oversupply of durians in Malaysia — driven by hot and dry weather and more orchards reaching maturity — also pushed prices down.
  — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Or Tor Kor fruit market, where masses of Chinese tourists would once gather around tables eating durian, business has ground to a halt.
  — New York Times, 5 Dec. 2021
• Thiols are responsible for the distinctive aromas of skunk spray and ripe durian; they’re also added to natural gas to provide a detectable rotten-egg smell at even trace levels.
  — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
• Chen has also developed a method to transform the cellulose-rich husks of the durian -- a notoriously smelly tropical fruit -- into plastic wrap.
  — Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 2 Dec. 2019
• Sholihah, who is from Indonesia, recalls eating durian on a visit to Singapore earlier this year.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
• Fruit Tropical and Asian fruits like durian, lychee, green mangoes and jackfruit can be found in Milwaukee's Burmese shops.
  — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
• In April, an Australian University evacuated its library fearing a gas leak that turned out to be the fumes of a rotting durian.
  — Laignee Barron, Time, 1 June 2018
• That includes DurianBB, which shipped about 10,000 durians to China.
  — Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
• Farmers are felling coffee trees traditionally grown in this cool hilly region to plant spiky durians, pungent fruits that have become wildly popular in China.
  — Jon Emont, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2023
• But fans of the stinky fruit swear by the sweet-yet-savory taste of the durian's mushy pulp, which can be scooped out and eaten raw or used in a number of Southeast Asian recipes, especially in desserts.
  — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• As well as preparing 142 cold rooms for preserving the extra stock, the authority has been buying durians from farmers at a base price to protect their incomes.
  — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
• The produce section will offer fruits native to Asia, such as jackfruit, persimmons, longan and durian, according to a slideshow presented at the preview event.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 22 Jan. 2020
• The famously stinky durian, typically found and enjoyed throughout Southeast Asia, is finding a place on the New York menus.
  — Charles Passy, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2017
• Vietnam started shipping the fruit to China in 2022, and the Philippines sent its first batch of fresh durian in 2023.
  — Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
• His wife greets customers from behind the register, alongside a large spread of exotic fruits of various shapes and sizes, including durian, lychee and mangosteen, along with tropical plants.
  — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025