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Examples of runner bean in a Sentence
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Floor-to-ceiling windows lead you to a wide-open terrace with a greenhouse and rows of flower beds that grow fresh produce from beetroot to courgettes, nasturtium flowers, and green runner beans.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
In late summer, the mezze spoke to the season with runner beans, charred on the grill and sprinkled with Aleppo pepper.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
There would be no tomatoes, chili peppers, zucchini, blueberries, raspberries, runner beans or cucumbers – the list is endless.
—Philip Lymbery, Time, 27 July 2023
The scramble of Alyssium, begonia, black-eyed Susan, cardinal, chrysanthemum, corropsis, cypress vine, daisy, primrose, lady’s mantle, lobelia, marigold, nasturtium, runner bean, sedum, sunflower, thyme and tomato creates clusters of red, yellow, gold, green, purple, white and pink.
—courant.com, 9 Aug. 2020
Scarlet runner bean is known for its quick growth and large seeds.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
Garnish with the chamomile and runner bean blooms, if using, and serve.
—Beth Segal, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2021
As to the beans, runner bean varieties have the best chance of success in cool-summer microclimates, and some bush-type dry bean varieties are early enough for moderately cool locations.
—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2020
Royal Coronas, large, thick-skinned runner beans from Europe that are similar to gigandes.
—Ellen Fort, Sunset Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Runner bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runner%20bean. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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