pineapple
noun
Examples of pineapple in a Sentence
Shana Clarke, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Stir together pineapple chunks, cherries, orange segments, bananas, and grapes in a large bowl.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
The brunch lineup at Mother — chef Michael Thiemann’s popular vegetarian restaurant opened in Midtown last fall — offers a lineup of Dutch babies ($18) with pineapple compote and squash latke Benedicts ($21).
—Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Bru Burger's Plainfield location (2499 Perry Crossing Way, Plainfield) will offer the Lunar Shadow, a spiced, citrusy rum drink featuring pineapple juice and allspice liqueur.
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2024
There’s also a rare glimpse into his legendary jewelry pieces–which play with ideas of traditional ceremonial dress and whimsy (pineapples, gingerbread houses and unicorns abound).
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Whatever your appetizer, it is best paired with something from the long bar backed with white tiles, perhaps a pisco cocktail refreshed with pineapple and capped with egg white dotted with basil oil.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Avocados, sweet corn, and pineapple top the EWG’s Clean Fifteen list.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
In the post, Lively launched oak smoked lemonade and apple ginger sour cherry mocktails and smoky pineapple tequila and oak smoked lemonade bourbon cocktails.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
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1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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Kids Definition
pineapple
noun
Middle English pinappel "the cone of a pine"; so called because the fruit looks like the cone from a pine tree
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pineapple
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