How to Use pod in a Sentence
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For dinner, hit a food cart pod.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Split them open and discard the pods.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
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The pod formed to help each other get by.
—Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
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These pods are truly the best of both worlds.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
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Once blooms fade, crepe myrtles form seed pods.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 June 2026
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Pinch off the blooms and the pods, and cut the stem back to the plant’s base.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
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Pinch off the blooms and the pods, and cut the stem back to the plant’s base.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
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Plus, squishy pods in the footbed give my soles some extra love.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
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To harvest, use pruners or shears to cut the pod from the plant.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 July 2026
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But over time, pods get grungy and moldy just like your coffee pot does.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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Once cilantro bolts for the season, let the seed pods brown on the plant.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
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Once cilantro bolts for the season, let the seed pods brown on the plant.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
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Nuts, seeds and pods such as walnuts, pine nuts and even pine cones.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Was Patrick always your top choice in the pods?
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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All seed pods and short stems can be removed if needed.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Each pod can be reserved for a four-hour session.
—Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Adults wander among the pods but do not talk to the students.
—Niral Shah, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
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Feel free to remove the old seed pods and small twiggy stems.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
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House does so, but the Ghoul finds the pods to be empty.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
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Each pod can be reserved for a four-hour session.
—Chris Dong, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Joe was so consistent in the pods.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
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After your peonies lose their petals, trim the seed pods.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
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Avoid using gel pods or tablets with extra rinse aid or strong dyes.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
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The pods tend to be on the thin side, but their flavor is robust.
—Courtney Sprewer, Bon Appétit, 14 July 2023
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Adding the seed pods to a compost pile may cause more vines to appear.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
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One helpful tool is the laundry pod.
—Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
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One helpful tool is the laundry pod.
—Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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Adults also feed on blossoms, pods and stems.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
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One of McElroy’s pod mates switched beds with her.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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But the Ghoul sees a postcard at the foot of Barb's pod.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
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For the best results, choose fresh okra pods no longer than 4 inches in length.
—Virginia Willis, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
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Teams were given a tool to get the cacao pods down from the trees, but Rod didn't need it.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
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The sensor pods in the truck contain lidar, radar and cameras.
—Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
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Add one pound of whole okra pods, and boil until the okra is tender, about 10 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
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Add one pound of whole okra pods, and boil until the okra is tender, about 10 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
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In mid-August, the team was finally able to pod up and resume training.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
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Incidentally, when the seed pods first form, they may be eaten either raw or cooked.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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Without a transducer scupper or pod, the best option is to use a transducer arm.
—Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
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For best results, store dishwasher pods in a cool and dry place and inside an airtight storage container.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024
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As okra pods ripen and watermelons sweetens in the sun, tomatoes turn juicy—ready for their debut in the essential Southern tomato pie.
—Marian Cooper Cairns, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
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Then, during the pandemic and Pacheco's pregnancy, her father, Armando, also moved in to pod with them.
—Erin Bried, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
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However, with the right structure and leadership development, podding can scale effectively.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Also known as the money plant or honesty, lunaria (Lunaria annua) is an intriguing biennial that produces clusters of purple flowers during the first year of growth and silver, paper-like seed pods the second year, then dies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026
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